RSA 132:10-a Newborn Screening Tests Required; Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.

I. The physician, hospital, nurse midwife, midwife, or other health care provider attending a newborn child shall test a newborn child for metabolic disorders. Such tests shall include, but not be limited to, phenylketonuria, galactosemia, homocystinuria, maple syrup urine disease, and hypothyroidism. Additional disorders shall be added to the newborn screening panel based upon, but not limited to, the following considerations:
(a) The disorder is well-defined with a known incidence.
(b) The disorder is associated with significant morbidity and/or mortality.
(c) The disorder can be detected with a screening test that is ethical, safe, accurate, and cost-effective.
(d) Effective treatment exists for the disorder, and that early treatment, meaning before the on