Public Meeting Notice  Newborn Screening Advisory Committee Meeting — January 14, 2026

Overview

This meeting will be held virtually.

Meeting Minutes

Open DOCX file, 51.45 KB,  NBSAC meeting minutes — January14, 2026 (English, DOCX 51.45 KB)

Agenda

1. Welcome & Introductions
2. 11/14/25 Meeting Minutes Review and Vote for Approval
3. Chair’s Update
4. (New Disorder) Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD):
   1. Discuss established criteria used to determine addition of disorders to mandated screening panel.
   2. Vote
5. (Pilot to Mandate) Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase (GAMT) Deficiency (Dr. Sahai & Dr. Comeau)
6. Listening Session:
   • 20-minute public comment period. Members of the public are invited to share comments or make brief presentations of no longer than 3 minutes.
   • Please pre-register your participation by emailing Tresa.Glover-Smith@mass.govno later than Tuesday, 01/13/26. The moderator will call on individuals who register to share comments in the order in which those registrations are received.