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New Hampshire
Newborn Screening Contact Information
NBS Laboratory
Roger Eaton, PhD
roger.eaton@umassmed.edu
617-983-6300 |
Follow-up Program
Marcia Lavochkin
MLavochkin@dhhs.state.nh.us
603-271-4225 |
Approximate Births
13,900
Major Racial/Ethnic Groups
White: 97%
American Indian: < 1%
African American: 1%
Asian/Pacific islander: 2%
Hispanic Ethnicity: 7% (may also be included in race
categories above)
New Hampshire Statute
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 132:10 (1999) - addresses newborn
screening test profile.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 417-D:2-a (1996) - addresses health
coverage for nbs collection.
For more information click on this link: National
Conference of State Legislators
Screening Requirements
Required by law on all infants, with a second test required if
initial screen is done prior to 24 hrs.
Very low birth weight infants ( <1500 gms) retested at 2
weeks of age.
NBS Fee: $40.00
Parent/Consumer Resources
March of Dimes
Save Babies Through Screening
Foundation
Laboratories Offering Expanded Screening
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Disorders
Click here for
a list of disorders states screen for
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