Newborn Screening for Providers

Collect a specimen for the newborn screening test before giving blood to an infant. If there’s a transfusion before the first newborn screening specimen is collected, it can affect results for galactosemia, biotinidase deficiency, and hemoglobinopathies.

1.    Should be provided with educational material regarding blood spot newborn screening.
2.    Review the risk and benefits of blood spot newborn screening.
3.    Sign a declination form for religious objection for the blood spot newborn screening.
4.    Educate parents that a blood spot newborn screening can be collected up to 6 months of age.
5.    Counsel parents about the Residual Blood Spot Specimen Return Form.
 

The Healthcare Provider Manual includes Information for the newborn screening practitioner including screening essentials, conditions included in the screening panel, summary of conditions, criteria for requesting follow-up specimens, screening practices, recommendations for specimen collection, unsatisfactory specimens, reporting results, problems in screening practice, educational services, fees and screening kit information, exemptions, and more.

If parents would like their infant’s blood spot specimen collection card returned to them, download and print the Residual Blood Spot Specimen Return Form. 

Washington State Public Health Lab 

ATTN: NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM 
1610 NE 150th St
Shoreline, WA 98155
Phone: 206-418-5410
Toll free: 866-660-9050
Fax: 206-363-1610

Lab receiving hours
Monday through Friday: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday and Holiday (except Thanksgiving): 8 a.m. – noon
Sunday and Thanksgiving: Closed

* Newborn screening specimens received by 10 a.m. will be set up for testing the same day.

 Download the Printable Newborn Screening Kit/Materials Order Form to electronically complete the fillable PDF order form. Payment must accompany order. Please allow for one to two weeks for mailed orders to be received by Idaho NBS Program. Once order is submitted, allow two to three weeks for the delivery of kit orders. 

ID submitter codes by alphabetical order and ID submitter codes by numerical order

To request a new Submitter ID or update existing information, please send request to NewbornScreening@dhw.idaho.gov.

Download the newborn screening booklet and order or download free materials from other public health programs on Idaho Health Tools .

The Idaho NBS Program strongly encourages providers and clinics to sign up for Secure Remote Viewer (SRV). SRV is our online portal to view Newborn Screening results for your patients. If you have multiple users at your facility, ensure each person registers or is granted access. A recent update now allows users to see all results associated with the patient.

To access newborn screening results online, refer to the SRV forms.

To get newborn screening results for infants with clinical concerns (that show as pending on SRV), call 866-660-9050.

To get newborn screening results for infants with no clinical concerns, please send a fax to 208-334-4946 with the following information:

•    Child’s first and last name
•    Child’s date of birth
•    Mother’s first and last name

Idaho NBS Program does not complete phone or email requests for newborn screening results. Once a fax request is received, results will be sent in 1-3 business days. If you have not received a response after 3 business days, please reach out to us.

Please do not send duplicate requests unless there is a fax transmission error when receiving results, and please clearly notate that in the follow up fax.

Patients and families are encouraged to reach out to their current health care provider to obtain copies of their newborn screening and have their health care provider request results from the Idaho NBS Program. Alternatively, patients and families can complete a Public Records Requests. Completed forms must include child's first and last name, child's date of birth, mother's first and last name, and notarized signature before request can be fulfilled.

Idaho Newborn Screening Collection Card Instructions  

A comprehensive list of all of the conditions and disorders the newborn screening program tests for can be found on the Baby's First Test Idaho Webpage. 

The Idaho NBS Program has the following complimentary resources to support specimen collections. 

•    Specimen card drying racks
•    Posters showing proper specimen collection
•    Foam feet for practice

If you would like to receive these resources, please email us at NewbornScreening@dhw.idaho.gov with the item(s) you’d like, submitter ID, and mailing address.

What a Newborn Screening Provider Needs to Know PowerPoint Presentation  – What a newborn screening provider needs to know about newborn screening in Idaho, including how to properly collect a blood spot specimen, handle and ship specimens to the Newborn Screening Program, and resources.

Newborn Screening Data Dashboard Training Slides and Newborn Screening Data Dashboard Training Video – Learn how to access Idaho Newborn Screening Program's Data Dashboard and get answers to other newborn screening questions. 

NBS Program Webinar Slides and NBS Program Webinar – The Idaho Newborn Screening Program informational webinar regarding ID Directory, shipping, and accessing NBS results from Washington state lab.
 

Baby's First Test Toolkit helps understand and communicate newborn screening results.

Biannual newsletters with the most recent information from the Newborn Screening Program.