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35
How many rare diseases Idaho screens for
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5
Rare diseases missing: Krabbe, MLD, MPS II, Duchenne, GAMT
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18 months
How long results are stored
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$129.42
Required screening fees (see statute below)
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23,237
Annual births
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77
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in Idaho
Does the state have a NBS Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Funds, Title V MCH, NBS Fund
Where are the laboratory facilities?
OR Public Health Laboratory
Where can I learn more?
More about Idaho’s Newborn Screening Program
Screen Fees Explained
Newborn screening fees cover the cost of the test kit and diagnostic services provided by the laboratory. Idaho is a two-screen state. The second screen is free.
Statutes & Regulations
Statutes & Regulations Explained
Statutes and regulations are the collection of 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.
