2014 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 71 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
71-554 - Legislative findings.
71-554. Legislative findings.
The Legislature finds that:
(1) Critical congenital heart disease is among the most common birth defects;
(2) Critical congenital heart disease is the leading cause of death for infants born with a birth defect;
(3) A major cause of infant mortality as a result of critical congenital heart disease is that a significant number of newborns affected are not diagnosed in the newborn nursery as having critical congenital heart disease; and
(4) An effective mechanism for critical congenital heart disease screening of newborns can reduce infant mortality.
Source
- Laws 2013, LB225, ยง 2.
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