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34
How many rare diseases Montana screens for
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4
Rare diseases missing: Krabbe, MLD, MPS I, MPS II, Duchenne, GAMT
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1 year
How long results are stored
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$161.80
Required screening fees (see statute below)
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11,314
Annual births
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38
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in Montana
Does the state have a NBS Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Fees, State Laboratory Funds
Where are the laboratory facilities?
MT Public Health Laboratory, WI Laboratory of Hygiene
Where can I learn more?
More about Montana’s Newborn Screening Program
Dried Blood Spot Storage Explained
Dried blood spots obtained through newborn screening are stored for at least one year in Montana, with a possibility for extended storage.
Screen Fees Explained
Newborn screening fees cover the costs of collecting specimen, laboratory analysis, follow-up services, and all other costs associated with the newborn screening program.
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.
