1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; adding a disorder to the lists of disorders to be tested for in 
1.3 	the newborn screening program;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
1.4 	144.125, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. CITATION.
 1.7 	This act may be cited as the "Super Gav Act."

1.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.125, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subd. 2.Determination of tests to be administered. (a) The commissioner shall 
1.10 	periodically revise the list of tests to be administered for determining the presence of a 
1.11 	heritable or congenital disorder. Revisions to the list shall reflect advances in medical 
1.12 	science, new and improved testing methods, or other factors that will improve the public 
1.13 	health. In determining whether a test must be administered, the commissioner shall take 
1.14 	into consideration the adequacy of analytical methods to detect the heritable or congenital 
1.15 	disorder, the ability to treat or prevent medical conditions caused by the heritable or 
1.16 	congenital disorder, and the severity of the medical conditions caused by the heritable or 
1.17 	congenital disorder. The list of tests to be performed may be revised if the changes are 
1.18 	recommended by the advisory committee established under section 144.1255, approved 
1.19 	by the commissioner, and published in the State Register. The revision is exempt from the 
1.20 	rulemaking requirements in chapter 14, and sections 14.385 and 14.386 do not apply.
1.21 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the following lysosomal storage disorders are 
1.22 	included in the list of tests to be performed under this section:
1.23 	(1) globoid cell leukodystrophy (krabbe);
2.1 	(2) fabry;
2.2 	(3) pompe;
2.3 	(4) niemann-pick;
2.4 	(5) gaucher; and
2.5 	(6) hurler syndrome (MPS I).