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39
How many rare diseases Pennsylvania screens for
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1
Rare diseases missing: Duchenne
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1 year
How long results are stored
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$62.93
Required screening fees (see statute below)
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127,079
Annual births
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424
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in Pennsylvania
Does the state have a NBS Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Fees, Title V Block Grant, Hospital Facilities
Where are the laboratory facilities?
Revvity Omics
Where can I learn more?
More about Pennsylvania’s Newborn Screening Program
Screen Fees Explained
In Pennsylvania, there are no screen fees associated with the newborn screening program. Instead, it is financed through state funds, the DOH, hospitals, and insurance programs. Every newborn is tested, regardless of the insurance status of parents.
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.
