pa-56-40-1450: Newborn Screening and Follow-up Technical Advisory Board meeting

Summary

The Newborn Screening and Follow-Up Technical Advisory Board (Board), established under the Newborn Child Testing Act (35 P.S. §§ 621 625), will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. The meeting will be conducted both in person and as a virtual conference. The location for in-person attendance is the Health and Human Services Building, 625 Forster Street, 7th Floor, Conference Room A, Harrisburg, PA. Individuals must RSVP no later than Friday, October 9, 2026, if they plan to attend in person. Individuals who plan to join by means of teleconference should use https://bit.ly/4rnHjHT. The dial-in number is (267) 332-8737 and the conference access ID is 403036540#. The agenda will include discussions about Board member terms, updates from the Bureau of Family Health and updates from the Lysosomal Storage Disorders/X-ALD, Cystic Fibrosis, Hemoglobinopathy, Critical Congenital Heart Defects subcommittees and the New Conditions workgroup. Program staff will provide data for each subcommittee/workgroup update as needed. For additional information or for persons with a disability who wish to attend the meeting and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to do so, contact Brandon Weber, Public Health Program Administrator, Division of Newborn Screening and Genetics, at(717) 783-8143. Individuals in need of an accommodation should dial 711 or call the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TTY users) or (800)...

The agency’s own summary, as published.