Newborn Screening Flashcards
R.A. NO. 9288 also known as
Newborn screening Act of 2004
No. of Articles
5
No. of sections
19
Signed by:
Approved Date:
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
April 7, 2004
Newborn screening is a public health program designed to _____ for a list of conditions that are treatable but not clinically evident in the new born period
Screen infants shortly after birth
Newborn screening is also the process of collecting a few drops of blood from the newborn onto an appropriate collection card and performing _____ for determining if the new born has a _____.
• Biochemical testing
• Heritable condition
any condition that can result in mental retardation, physical deformity or death if left undetected and untreated and which is usually inherited from the genes of either or both biological parents of the newborn.
Heritable Condition
NIH
National Institute of Health
A facility equipped with a newborn screening laboratory that complies with the standards established by the NIH and provides all required laboratory test and recall or follow up programs for newborns with heritable conditions
Newborn Screening Center
a procedure for locating a newborn with a possible heritable condition for purposes of providing the newborn with appropriate laboratory to confirm the diagnosis and, as appropriate, provide treatment.
Recall
the central facility at the NIH that defines testing and follow-up protocols, maintains an external laboratory proficiency testing program, oversees the national testing database and case registries, assists in training activities in all aspects of the program, oversees content of educational materials and acts as the Secretariat of the Advisory Committee on Newborn Screening.
Newborn Screening Reference Center
NBS shall be performed after _____ of life but not later than _____ from complete delivery.
24 hours
3 days
A newborn that must be placed in NICU to ensure survival may be exempted from the 3-day requirement but MUST be tested by _____ of age.
7 days
An appropriate ______ for parents to assist in fulfilling this responsibility shall be made available by the DOH and shall be distributed to all health institutions
Informational brochure
Performance of newborn screening is under what section?
Section 6
