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35
How many rare diseases Mississippi screens for
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5
Rare diseases missing: Krabbe, MLD, MPS II, Duchenne, GAMT
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1 year
How long results are stored
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$110
Required screening fees (see statute below)
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33,453
Annual births
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112
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in Mississippi
Does the state have a NBS Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Funds, Hospital Facilities, General Funds
Where are the laboratory facilities?
Revvit Omics
Where can I learn more?
More about Mississippi’s Newborn Screening Program
Dried Blood Spot Storage Explained
Though dried blood spots are stored for only one year, records are retained for two years. The dried blood spot itself is disposed of when a diagnosis is made/ruled out.
Screen Fees Explained
Newborn screening fees are charged for every infant screened to cover the costs of maintaining a central registry, lab testing, and follow-up services.
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.
