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Relationship	Release Package	Requirement ID	Requirement Title	Requirement Type	SHALL / SHOULD / MAY	Compare Requirements
Req-814 Is Child Of	2013 Format	Req-822	Newborn Screening Follow-Up	Header	Not Applicable	Compare

Newborn Screening

SME

Moderate

Normative Statements

SHOULD

No

National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center: The National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center provides continuously updated information on the conditions screened for in each state. In addition, links are available to each state program. The Resource Center also provides educational material for clinicians and family members.
http://genes-r-us.uthscsa.edu/

Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology: The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) has published the Newborn Screening Coding and Terminology to promote and facilitate the use of electronic health data standards for the conditions recommended for screening by the HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC). This is available at this link
http://newbornscreeningcodes.nlm.nih.gov/

Clinical Algorithms: Well-described clinical algorithms have been developed to guide general pediatricians and subspecialists in the process of newborn screening. These are available at this link
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/121/1/192