The commissioner may appoint both technical and lay advisory committees to assist in the administration of the Newborn Screening Program. The commissioner may also convene special task forces to assist the program and advisory committees with technical expertise or to address special emotional, social, educational, financial, or other problems which arise in families having a family member with a confirmed diagnosis of phenylketonuria, other heritable disease, or hypothyroidism.

Source Note:The provisions of this §37.64 adopted to be effective November 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 8835.