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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-108" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Hereditary and Congenital Disorders Programs">
  <text>To preserve and protect the health and welfare of the citizens of this State, the Advisory Council may:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Gather and give out information to further the public’s understanding of hereditary and congenital disorders;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Reevaluate continually the need for and the effectiveness of State hereditary and congenital disorders programs;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Make any necessary recommendation to end any unjustified discrimination that might result from identification of an individual as a carrier of a hereditary disorder, but this item does not affect any right of anyone to seek or have any other redress for this discrimination;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>Advise the Secretary as to the need for rules, regulations, and standards for the detection and management of hereditary and congenital disorders;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="5">
    <text>Participate actively in the development of the rules and regulations adopted by the Department; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="6">
    <text>Assist the Department in prioritizing its efforts.</text>
  </level>
</section>
