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Newborn Screening Recommendations by State

States N - W

By Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE, About.com

State: Nebraska
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening

State: Nevada
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease

State: New Hampshire
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Toxoplasmosis, Hearing screening

State: New Jersey
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening

State: New Mexico
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

State: New York
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Human immunodeficiency disease (HIV), Hearing screening

State: North Carolina
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD), Hearing screening

State: North Dakota
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

State: Ohio
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU, Homocystinuria, Galactosemia, Medium-chain Acyl-CoA, Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Hypothyroidism, Sickle Cell Disease, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Isovaleric Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia, Methylmalonic Acidemia, Citrullinemia, Argininosuccinic Acidemia. (Additional tests available, not mandatory)

State: Oklahoma
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening

State: Oregon
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening

State: Pennsylvania
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Maple syrup urine disease, Sickle cell disease

State: Rhode Island
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening

State: South Carolina
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Hemoglobinopathy Disorders and Traits, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening

State: South Dakota
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia

State: Tennessee
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease

State: Texas
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Hearing screening

State: Utah
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Hearing screening

State: Vermont
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease

State: Virginia
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homocystinuria, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Hearing screening

State: Washington
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Sickle cell disease, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

State: West Virginia
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Hearing screening

State: Wyoming
Current required tests:
Phenylketonuria (PKU), Congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Biotinidase deficiency, Sickle cell disease, Cystic fibrosis, Hearing screening

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