Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 33.014 — DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW-UP

HS § 33.014Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 33. DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, PHENYLKETONURIA, OTHER HERITABLE DISEASES, HYPOTHYROIDISM, AND CERTAIN OTHER DISORDERS · Art. B. NEWBORN SCREENING

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(a)If, because of an analysis of a specimen submitted under Section 33.011, the department reasonably suspects that a newborn child may have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, another heritable disease, hypothyroidism, or another disorder for which the screening tests are required, the department shall notify the person who submits the specimen that the results are abnormal and provide the test results to that person. The department may notify one or more of the following that the results of the analysis are abnormal and recommend further testing when necessary:

(1)the physician attending the newborn child or the physician's designee;

(2)the person attending the delivery of the newborn child that was not attended by a physician;

(3)the parents of the newborn child;

(4)the health authority of the jurisdiction in which the newborn child was born or in which the child resides, if known; or

(5)physicians who are cooperating pediatric specialists for the program.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 940 (H.B. 790), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 50 (S.B. 1044), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.