Newborn Screening Cards

Updated Cards 2024

Washington State Newborn Screening cards were updated in May 2024. We hope these changes will help achieve the following goals:

  • Decrease demographic error rates which may cause delays in treatment AND inaccurate results
  • Increase equity and inclusion in newborn screening
  • Make filling out the card easier for specimen submitters

The new cards are green. If you have any purple screening cards, please continue to use those cards if they are not expired. New cards are being shipped with any submitted card order.

To submit a card order, please visit NBS Order Collection Cards webpage.

Newborn Screening Card 2024

Help for Specimen Submitters

We created an instructional guide on how to fill out the new cards.

How to Fill Out Updated Screening Cards - Videos

Mother’s/Legal Guardian’s Information

Birthdate, Collection Date and Time

Birth Facility, Submitter ID & Follow-up Care

Gestational Age, Birth Order, and Birth Weight

Race and Equity

Special Considerations

Refusals

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