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36
How many rare diseases Colorado screens for
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4
Rare diseases missing: Krabbe, MLD, MPS II, Duchenne
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6 months
How long results are stored
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$111
Required screening fees (see statute below)
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64,277
Annual births
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214
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in Colorado
Does the state have a NBS Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Fees, Newborn Screening and Genetic Counseling Fund
Where are the laboratory facilities?
CO Public Health Laboratory Services
Where can I learn more?
More about Colorado’s Newborn Screening Program
Dried Blood Spot Storage Explained
Though dried blood spots obtained through newborn screening are stored for only 6 months, records are retained for 5 years.
Screen Fees Explained
The screening fees cover the costs of handling the specimen, laboratory costs, and costs of other services.
Statutes & Regulations
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.
