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36
How many rare diseases South Carolina screens for
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4
Rare diseases missing: MLD, MPS II, Duchenne, GAMT
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1 year
How long results are stored
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$127
Required screening fees (see statute below)
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58,742
Annual births
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196
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in South Carolina
Does the state have a NBS Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Fees, General Funds, MCH Title V Funds
Where are the laboratory facilities?
SC Department of Public Health Laboratory
Where can I learn more?
More about South Carolina’s Newborn Screening Program
Dried Blood Spot Storage Explained
Though dried blood spots obtained through newborn screening in South Carolina are stored for only two year, records are retained for 18 years.
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.
