Newborn Screening

Per Oklahoma law (OS 63 Sections 1-533 and 1-534), NBS dried blood spot specimens must:

• Be collected as early as possible AFTER 24 hours of age or immediately prior to discharge, whichever comes first; if for any reason a specimen is collected prior to 24 hours of age, the hospital and physician are responsible for ensuring that a repeat specimen is collected at between 3 and 5 days of age;
• Arrive at the OSDH PHL no later than 48 hours after collection.

Submitters are also responsible for submitting satisfactory specimens. Improperly collected or processed specimens may prove unsatisfactory for testing, resulting in the need to collect a new specimen and delaying results. Accordingly, specimen quality improvement goals are a component of the “Every Baby Counts” QI Program, aimed at reducing the number of submitted unsatisfactory specimens.

• Every Baby Counts Website (OSDH)
• Baby’s First Test
• Oklahoma Newborn Screening Rules and Regulations
• Newborn Screening Information Center (HRSA)
• Newborn Screening Portal (CDC)

Blood Spot Resources: 

• Newborn Screening On-line Education
  • Access available for staff from Oklahoma delivering hospitals
  • Request password
• Oklahoma Provider ID Numbers
• Newborn Screening Videos
• Parent Brochure
• Order Bloodspot and Hearing Brochures
• Watch Jase’s Story: Galactosemia
• Watch Mandy’s Story: Congenital Hypothyroidism

CCHD Screening:

• Information on CCHD Screening

Hearing Screening:

• Information on Hearing Screening

• June 2024 – Filter Paper Contamination
• April 2024 – Sending a form without Bloodspots
• March 2024 – Hospital Site Visits
• February 2024 – Provider/Submitter Information
• January 2024 – Primary Care Provider 
• December 2023 – Missing Demographic Data
• November 2023 – Unsatisfactory Specimens
• September 2023 – Tips for Tableau Dashboard
• July 2023 – Unsatisfactory: Not Fully Saturated 
• June 2023 – Help Desk Resources
• February 2023 – Checking the Medical History Boxes
• November 2022 – Adoption
• May 2022 – Specimen Handling
• April 2022 – Expiring Kits
• March 2022 – Refusals
• February 2022 – Follow-Up Physician
• January 2022 – Filling out the Form Completely
• October/November 2021 – Adoption and Custody
• September 2021 – Newborn Screening Awareness Month
• August 2021 – Parent Contact
• July 2021 – Refusals
• June 2021 – Follow-Up Physician
• May 2021 – Transfusions
• April 2021 – New Disorders
• March 2021 – Multiple Birth Order
• February 2021 – Follow-up Physician
• January 2021 – Gestational Age and Legal Name
• December 2020 – New Contact Info for NBS
• November 2020 – Transfer Specimens
• October 2020 – Specimen Information
• September 2020 – Specimen Handling
• August 2020 – Rules and Regulations
• July 2020 – Gestational Age
• June 2020 – Timing of Collection
• April 2020 – NBS Contact
• March 2020 – Collection Date & Time
• February 2020 – Ordering Physician