Newborn Screening Case Management

October 2007 (98KB) - It's NOT Just PKU; Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation; Laboratory Web-Based System; Specimen Collection Form “05” Expiration Date Important Information; UNSATISFACTORY SPECIMENS!; REMINDER! Specimen Collection Form “06” Expiration Date 12/31/2007 Important Information; Genetic Testing for Galactosemia

July 2007 (57KB) - UNSATISFACTORY SPECIMENS!; Specimen Collection Form Expiration Date Important Information; URGENT MESSAGE NBS Specimen Rejection Possible due to NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS!!!; Updating of Result Messages used to Report NBS Specimens; Newborn Screening Report Cards!; Avoid Use of Lotions When Collecting NBS Specimens; SPECIAL NOTICE: “06” Specimen Collection Forms & “07” PARENT COPY Collection Forms Recommended Procedures; Reminders

April 2007 (53KB) - Don't Damage/Cover Barcode; Newborn Screening Report Cards; New Demographic Information; Genetic Testing for Galactosemia

February 2007 (65KB) - Newborn Screening Report Format Change Frequently Asked Questions Normal Results (68KB) Abnormal Results (57KB)

Special Edition Addendum December 2006 (34KB) - NBS Expansion Beginning Early 2007 - Expansion of the newborn screening program from 7 to 27 disorders is just around the corner. Here are important new procedures, reminders of current practices, and things you can do can do to make it a smooth transition.

Special Edition December 2006 (63KB) - VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM - What is the Voice Response System (VRS).

October 2006 (67KB) - Expanded Newborn Screening Frequently Asked Questions; Specimen Collection Form Expiration Date Important Information.

July 2006 (60KB) - Specimen Collection Form Expiration Date Important Information:; Newborn Screening Expansion; Quick Reference To Proposed Panel of Newborn Screening Disorders; NEWBORN SCREENING PROPOSED RULES; NEW DESIGN OF SPECIMEN COLLECTION FILTER PAPER.

April 2006 (313KB) - REMINDER: Rotate Your Filter Paper Stock; DNA Report Format Change.

January 2006 (50KB) - The 2004 NBS specimen collection devices expire on December 31, 2005; Newborn Screening Project Charter Report; Suggestions for Changes in the Newborn Screening Administrative Rules; HB 790.

October 2005 (69KB) - REMINDER! Specimens are UNACCEPTABLE and will be REJECTED when:; NBS Specimen Demographic Information for Special Cases; HIPAA and Newborn Screening; Newborn Screening Bookmarks; NBS Celebrates 40th Birthday.

July 2005 (127KB) - URGENT NOTICE Did you know that the hot weather during our Texas summers can damage newborn screening specimens?; Rotate Your Stock; Newborn Screening Practitioner's Guide; Phenylketonuria (PKU) Monitoring and Confirmatory Testing

April 2005 (35KB) - URGENT NOTICE: Specimen are UNACCEPTABLE and will be REJECTED; Unacceptable Specimen Quality; SUMMER HEAT; PHENYLKETONURIA (PKU): Laboratory Tests, Purpose of Phenylalanine Confirmatory and Diet Monitoring Program, Services Available for PKU Patients.

January 2005 (35KB) - Unsatisfactory Specimens due to covering wet blood spots with fold-over flap, Patient Demographic Information, Newborn Screening Directory.

October 2004 (35KB) - The Newborn Screening Toll-Free Number is Changing, New Testing Methodology for Galactosemia, Use Newborn Screening Cards That HAVE NOT expired.

Special Edition - August 2004 (35KB) - Texas Newborn Screening is Changing Computer Systems, Laboratory Result Codes Condensed List.

July 2004 (69KB) - Please Help the State Ship Newborn Screening Supplies More Efficiently, HHS Transformation, Summer Heat.

April 2004 (289KB) - Texas Newborn Screening Symposium, Specimen Collection Materials, Spotlight on PKU, New Laboratory Cutoffs for PKU, Clarifications from the Newborn Screening Laboratory.

January 2004 (323KB) - New U.S. Postal Service Regulations for Mailing Newborn Specimens, Ideal Newborn Screening Specimen Characteristics, Tips to Ensure Valid Specimens, Spotlight on CAH, Public Meetings Scheduled on Organizational Changes in Health.

December 2003 (31KB) - History of Texas Newborn Screening, Invalid Specimens, It's Not Just PKU, Publications Order Form.

July 2003 (31KB) - New U.S. Postal Service regulations for mailing newborn screening specimens, effective June 12, 2003. This article provides information on the new mailing requirements for NBS specimens and what the Texas Department of Health is doing to reach compliance. And, Frequently Asked Questions about NBS Collection Kits: Processes for Ordering and Billing.

April 2003 (31KB) - HIPAA Update, HIPAA and Newborn Screening, Important Message About HIPAA Privacy Standards To Providers and Entities That Submit Protected Health Information To The Texas Department of Health.

January 2003 (48KB) - The Texas Newborn Screening Program, Newborn Screening Directory.

October 2002 (34KB) - Take the Newborn Screening Quiz …

July 2002 (46KB) - Don't Wait ... Do not delay mailing blood specimens, New Issues in the Laboratory, Imagine Being Born Deaf ... Now Imagine Not Being Able to Tell Anyone, Free Literature.

April 2002 (243KB) - EDTA/Citrate Anticoagulant Status Report, Specimen Collection: Most Critical Demographic Information, Use of Courier Services, Specimen Collection Card Feedback, Free Literature.

January 2002 (213KB) - Neonatal Screening Blood Specimen Collection, Anticoagulants Cause Interference with Newborn Screening Results, It's Not Just PKU, Change of Address.

October 2001 (102KB) - New Laboratory Methodology Implemented for Newborn Screening: Specimens Involved, Changes You Will See, What YOU Can Do To Help, Reason for Extra Circles, Number of Circles Needed, Methodology Descriptions for the Technically Oriented Submitter, The Story on How This All Happened.

July 2001 (38KB) - Family Health Services Information & Referral Line: 1-800-422-2956.

April 2001 (60KB) - Spotlight on Hemoglobinopathies, Free Literature, Child Passenger Safety, Newborn Screening Poster Now Available.

January 2001 (135KB) - What To Tell Parents When Their Baby's Screen is Abnormal, Newborn Screening Program Rules - Frequently Asked Questions.

October 2000 (261KB) - Serum Separation on Newborn Screening Specimens, Recommended Procedure for Drying Newborn Screening Specimens, "It's Not Just PKU", What Newborn Screening Means to Me - Parent of a Child with CAH, Retest Recommendations, Revised Confirmatory Testing Form.

July 2000 (110KB) - Voice Response System, Summer Heat, Tips for a Timelier Turn-around of NBS Specimens.

April 2000 (82.9KB) -Unsatisfactory Specimens, by Sabina Bruno, Graduate Intern, University of Texas at Austin.

January 2000 (81.9KB) - Welcome to the first issue of the Texas Department of Health Newborn Screening Program (NBS) Newsletter. The goal of this newsletter is to share information about our program which includes both the Laboratory NBS Branch and the NBS Case Management Program.

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Last Updated October 2007