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35
How many rare diseases Virginia screens for
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5
Rare diseases missing: Krabbe, MLD, MPS II, Duchenne, GAMT
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6 months – 10 years
How long results are stored
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$138
Required screening fees (see statute below)
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93,646
Annual births
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312
Estimated Diagnoses
Screening in Virginia
Does the state have a NBS Advisory Council?
Yes
How is screening funded?
Screen Fees, NBS Fund
Where are the laboratory facilities?
VA DOH Consolidated Laboratory Services
Where can I learn more?
More about Virginia’s Newborn Screening Program
Dried Blood Spot Storage Explained
Though most dried blood spots obtained through newborn screening are stored for only 6 months in Virginia, abnormal results are stored for 10 years.
Screen Fees Explained
Newborn screening fees cover the cost of purchasing specimen collection kits.
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.
