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Newborn Child Screening and Follow-up Program - 35 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 623

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The department of health will establish a program providing for screening for the following diseases:

  • Phenylketonuria (PKU);
  • Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD);
  • Sickle-cell disease (hemoglobinopathies);
  • Galactosemia;
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH); and
  • Primary congenital hypothyroidism.

All laboratories performing the screening tests must report the results to the department for follow-up activities.  


Current as of June 2015