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California Newborn Screening Program

Welcome to the home page for the California Department of Public Health's Newborn Screening Program.

The information contained within these pages is meant to be informational, and should not replace the care provided by your baby’s doctor. Make sure to talk to your doctor if you have any questions about your baby’s health.

Screening Information
For Parents:	For Health Care Providers:
Program Overview	Program Overview
How Are Babies Tested?	Specimen Collection Procedure
How Can Parents Get the Results?	When to Collect Specimens
What Happens When a Baby Has an Initial Positive Test Result?	Infants Requiring Transfusions
How Much Does the Test Cost?	Test Request Form
How Common are These Disorders in California?	Reference Ranges
List of Disorders and Descriptions	List of Disorders and Descriptions
Metabolic Diseases
Endocrine Diseases	Endocrine Diseases
Hemoglobin Diseases	Hemoglobin Diseases
Cystic Fibrosis	List of Disorders Detectable by Newborn Screening
Limitations of Screening	Table: Descriptions of Disorders Detectable by MS/MS
	Ensuring Testing of All Infants
	Limitations of Screening

General Screening Information	Other Programs within NBSS:
How is the Program Administered?	Phe Monitoring Program
Benefits of the Program	Sickle Cell Trait and Other Hemoglobin Traits
Future Additions to the California Newborn Screening Program	Sickle Cell Program Approval
Additional Newborn Screening	Sickle Cell Counselor Training Program
Information for County Registrars	Maternal PKU Program
	GeneHELP Resource Center

Resources	Updates
Finding an NBS Area Service Center (ASC) in Your Area (Phone List and Map)	Save the Date! Thirteen Maternal PKU Camp/Conference August 3-8, 2008
Forms
Educational Materials for Parents	California Expands Program to Screen Newborns for Additional Disorders
Fact Sheets for Providers
Letters to Providers/Other Information	California Newborn Screening Program Review - Feb 25-26, 2005, NNSGRC
NBS Newsletters
CCS-Approved Endocrine Centers	California Newborn Screening Program's Response to NNSGRC Program Review
CCS-Approved Sickle Cell Centers Updated!
CCS-Approved CF Centers	Cystic Fibrosis and Biotinidase Expansion Announcement
Notice of Information and Privacy Practices

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Screening Information