Addition of SCID to Newborn Screening Test
Wednesday, 24 July 2013 14:59
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care issued a memo with notice of change to Regulation 682 under the Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act and Regulation 552 under the Health Insurance Act.
These changes were made to allow: the addition of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) to the Newborn Screening Test; midwives to order SCID; and SCID to be an insured service.
Read the PDF of memo here for full details.
These changes were made to allow: the addition of Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) to the Newborn Screening Test; midwives to order SCID; and SCID to be an insured service.
Read the PDF of memo here for full details.
