At its quarterly meeting in February, the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) recommended that newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) be added to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP).  The recommendation now goes to Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex Azar, for final approval.  The next ACHDNC meeting will be held in-person on May 10-11.