PMID: 9193238Jun 1, 1997Paper

State-to-state variations in newborn screening policies

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
J J Stoddard, P M Farrell

Abstract

Population-based newborn screening for genetic and metabolic disorders is standard practice in all states in the United States. Policies governing newborn screening are determined at the state level; however, and thus, a great degree of variability exists between states regarding many facets of such screening. To gather information relating to the processes, content, and outcomes of policy making affecting newborn screening programs across the United States. We surveyed the directors of newborn screening programs for each of the 50 states using a postal questionnaire. The questionnaire solicited information about the specific tests incorporated in each state's panel of screening tests and information pertaining to the policy-making processes by which decisions are reached regarding this testing. Substantial variation exists across states regarding both the processes of policy formulation and the outcomes of decisions made about newborn screening. All states currently screen for phenylketonuria and congenital hypothyroidism. Extensive variation exists across states in testing for other disorders. The processes by which state policy makers arrive at decisions in this area are extremely diverse. Almost three fourths of the states ...Continue Reading

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