Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program - For Providers

New rules for Maine Newborn Bloodspot Screening:
As of December 1st 2009, The Maine Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program has adopted new program rules. One notable change in these program rules is the increase in the price of filter paper from $52 to $110. Please feel free to contact us with questions or concerns.
CHAPTER 283 ( Adobe PDF*)
Contact Information - To speak with a lab professional about a screening result when Maine Newborn Screening Staff are unavailable due to Holidays or Weekends, please contact the New England Newborn Screening Laboratory at 617-983-6300 or http://www.umassmed.edu/nbs/index.aspx
Forms and Materials
Order Bloodspot and Newborn Hearing Brochures
Obtaining a Bloodspot Specimen
Provider Manual 2005 (Adobe PDF*)
Repeat Performed Form (Microsoft Word) (Adobe PDF*)
Religious Refusal Form (Microsoft Word) (Adobe PDF*)
Hospital Transfer Form (Microsoft Word) (Adobe PDF*)
Fact Sheets
Cystic Fibrosis
- Action Sheet and Important Points (Microsoft Word) (Adobe PDF*)
- CF Family Handout-one gene change (Microsoft Word)(Adobe PDF*)
- CF Family Handout-two gene changes (Microsoft Word)(Adobe PDF)
Metabolic Disorders/Marker
Please contact the Maine Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program at 207-287-5351.
Endocrine Disorders/Marker
Please contact the Maine Newborn Bloodspot Screening Program at 207-287-5351.

