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36
How many rare diseases Arkansas screens for
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4
Rare diseases missing: Krabbe, MLD, Duchenne, GAMT
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1 year
How long results are stored
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$131
Required screening fees (see statute below)
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35,272
Annual births
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118
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in Arkansas
Does the state have a NBS Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Fees, NBS Fund
Where are the laboratory facilities?
AR Public Health Laboratory
Where can I learn more?
More about Arkansas’s Newborn Screening Program
Screen Fees Explained
In Arkansas, a fee is charged for each satisfactory newborn screening specimen processed by the Department of Health. Repeat screens are also $131.
Statutes & Regulations
- Arkansas Code Ann. 20.15.301 through 20.15.304
- Rules Pertaining to Testing of Newborn Infants, R 007.16.07-001
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.
