Section 16Sec./Art. 16

Newborn Screening Fees. -The PHIC shall include cost of newborn screening in its benefits package. The newborn screening fee shall be applied to, among others, testing costs, education, sample transport, follow-up and reasonable overhead expenses.

To ensure sustainability of the National System for Newborn Screening, the newborn screening fee shall be divided and set aside for the following purposes; at least four percent (4%) to the DOH's Centers for Health Development or its future equivalent to be spent solely for follow-up services, education and other activities directly related to the provision of newborn screening services; at least four percent (4%) to the Newborn Screening Centers for human resource development and equipment maintenance and upgrading; at least four percent (4%) to the NIH Newborn Screening Reference Center for overall supervision, training and continuing education, maintenance of national database, quality assurance program and monitoring of the national program; and the balance for the operational and other expenses of the Newborn Screening Center.

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