Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 181 - SPECIAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Chapter 2 - SCREENING OF INFANTS FOR INHERITED AND CONGENITAL INFANT OR CHILDHOOD-ON SET DISEASES
Section 181-2-004 - SPECIMEN COLLECTION
Universal Citation: 181 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 2 ยง 004
Current through September 17, 2024
004.01 SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS.
004.01(A)
SPECIMEN COLLECTION ON
APPROVED FORMS. The specimen requirements of the testing
laboratory for each specific analyte must be followed. The testing laboratory
must accept only specimens that are dried blood spots that have been collected
on the form approved by the Department to be used for all Nebraska
births.
004.01(B)
APPROVED STANDARDS OF COLLECTION. Collection of dried
blood spot specimens must comply with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards
Institute (CLSI) "Blood Collection on Filter Paper for Newborn Screening
Programs; Approved Standard", 7th edition, published
2021.
004.01(B)(i)
PREFERRED
METHOD OF DRIED BLOOD SPOT SPECIMEN COLLECTION. Heel stick with
direct application is the preferred method. The submitter must forward the
dried blood spots to the testing laboratory within 24 hours of specimen
collection. On weekends and holidays if no transport service is available, the
next earliest available transport service must be used.
004.01(C)
UMBILICAL CORD
BLOOD. Umbilical cord blood must not be used.
004.01(D)
SUBSTITUTION OF
BLOOD. Urine must not be substituted for blood
specimens.
004.01(E)
COLLECTION AND REPORTING FORM. The Collection and
Reporting (CARe) form approved by the Department must be the sole method of
form attached to the filter paper collection device for dried blood spot
specimen collection for all newborn screening.
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