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32
How many rare diseases Alaska screens for
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8
Rare diseases missing: MPS I, Pompe, X-ALD, MPS II, GAMT, Krabbe, Duchenne, MLD
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3 years
How long results are stored
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$190.50
Required screening fees (see statute below)
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8,928
Annual births
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30
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in Alaska
Does the state have an Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Fees, Hospital Facilities
Where are the laboratory facilities?
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
Where can I learn more?
More about Alaska’s Newborn Screening Program
Statutes & Regulations
- Admin. Code Sections 27.510 through 27.590
- Admin. Code Sections 27.890 through 27.899
- Alaska Stat. §18.15.200 through §18.15.210
Screen Fees Explained
In Alaska, the newborn screening fee is paid on a per infant basis to cover the costs of the newborn screening program.
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.
