Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-1439
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2021-02-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Genetics

Health care coverage and access

Medicaid

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Sex and reproductive health

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Expanded Genetic Screening Act of </b><b>2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1439 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2021 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Scanlon , Ms. Roybal-Allard , and Mr. Cole ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicaid program of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021 . 2. Medicaid coverage of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening Section 1905(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking at the end and ; (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) non-invasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women of all age groups (provided in a facility, a home, or other setting); .