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35
How many rare diseases Alabama screens for
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5
Rare diseases missing: Krabbe, MLD, MPS II, Duchenne, GAMT
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3 months
How long results are stored
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$150
Cost of the First Screen. Second Screen: $0.
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57,857
Annual births
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193
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in Alabama
Does the state have an Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Fees, General Fund
Where are the laboratory facilities?
Alabama Bureau of Clinical Laboratories
Where can I learn more?
More about Alabama’s Newborn Screening Program
Statutes & Regulations
Screen Fees Explained
Fees are set by the State Committee of Public Health, based upon the laboratory fees for the screening panel. Hospitals that CMS considers rural may have fees waived in some instances, given ineligibility for Medicaid.
Statutes & Regulations Explained
Statutes and regulations are the collection rules that govern all newborn screening program components. This includes diseases found on the state screening panel, reporting of test results, newborn screening program guidelines, state committee guidelines, and fees. Statutes and regulations are both enforced under full authority of the law.
Statutes are laws enacted by the state legislative body and signed into law by the governor. They are broadly enforced across the entire state. Regulations are created by state agencies, under authority from statute, to oversee the specific area of the state. For example, a statute will authorize the ability to create a newborn screening fee and the regulation will determine the amount of the fee.
