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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:2-111.5

Testing of newborns for certain lysomal storage disorders required

Known as the Juvenile Terminal Illness Assistance Act

The act spans §§ 26:2-100 to 26:2-99 (181 sections).

L.2011, c.175, s.1; amended 2012, c.17, s.120.

1. a. All infants born in this State shall be tested for the lysosomal storage disorders known as Krabbe, Pompe, Gaucher, Fabry, and Niemann-Pick diseases within six months following the occurrence of all of the following:

(1) the registration with the federal Food and Drug Administration of the necessary reagents;

(2) the availability of the necessary reagents from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

(3) the availability of quality assurance testing methodology for these processes; and

(4) the acquisition by the Department of Health of the equipment necessary to implement the expanded screening tests.

b. The Department of Health may charge a reasonable fee for the tests performed pursuant to this section. The amount of the fee and the procedures for collecting the fee shall be determined by the Commissioner of Health.

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