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Kansas
Newborn Screening Contact Information
NBS Laboratory
Colleen Peterson, Acting
ckpeters@kdhe.state.ks.us
785-296-1650 |
Follow-up Program
Jamey Kendall, RN
jkendall@kdhe.state.ks.us
785-291-3363 |
Approximate Births
39,700
Major Racial/Ethnic Groups
White: 89%
American Indian: 1%
African American: 8%
Asian/Pacific islander: 2%
Hispanic Ethnicity: 12% (may also be included in race
categories above)
Kansas Statute
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-180 (1997) - addresses coverage for
medical foods.
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 65-180 (1994) - addresses addition of tests and
parental education.
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.
NBS Fee: None
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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