SHB 1079: Concerning rapid whole genome sequencing.
Did not pass. The 2023-24 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Thai
- Introduced
- January 9, 2023
- Status
- H Rules X
- Last action
- House Rules "X" file. (February 20, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires that medical assistance programs provide coverage for rapid whole genome sequencing for enrollees who are 21 years old and younger in accordance with medical necessity criteria to be adopted by the Health Care Authority. Directs the Collaborative for the Advancement of Telemedicine to report on strategies to promote and expand the use of telemedicine to provide genetic counseling services.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 202395 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
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