Newborn Screening Guide

Newborn screening is one of the best public health programs in the United States, but every state panel is capped by budget and process, not by technology. These guides explain what your state covers and how Fore can screen for more.

▸ Compare all 50 states in one table

By state

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

All 50 states and DC. See the full comparison table.

By condition

• Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
• Biotinidase Deficiency
• Citrullinemia Type I
• Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
• Congenital Hypothyroidism
• Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD)
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Galactosemia
• Hemoglobinopathies
• Isovaleric Acidemia
• Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
• MCAD Deficiency
• MPS I (Hurler Syndrome)
• Newborn Hearing Screening
• PKU (Phenylketonuria)
• Pompe Disease
• Primary Carnitine Deficiency
• Propionic Acidemia
• Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
• Sickle Cell Disease
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
• Tyrosinemia Type I
• VLCAD Deficiency

More conditions added regularly.

Guides from our blog

• What does standard newborn screening miss?
• Newborn screening limitations: what parents should know
• State-mandated newborn screening vs. Fore Genomics
• What is whole genome sequencing? A parent's guide
• Should healthy children get genetic testing?
• How much does pediatric genetic screening cost?
• What does a genetic counselor do?
• Consumer DNA test vs. whole genome sequencing

Common questions

• What does newborn screening test for?
• How long do newborn screening results take?
• The newborn heel prick test: what to expect
• Can you refuse or opt out of newborn screening?
• Newborn screening false positives: what they mean
• Supplemental vs. standard newborn screening
• Genetic vs. state screening: which covers more?