TABLE 1. State legislation and regulations for newborn screening for critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) — United States, 2011–2018.
State | Citation | Statute* | Regulation/Guidance† | Actions | Date enacted | Date effective | Date universal screening policy implemented§ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
Ala. Admin. Code 420–10–1 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
May 2013 |
Jun 2013 |
Jun 21, 2013 |
Alaska |
Alaska Stat § 18.15.205 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Sep 2013 |
Jan 2014 (Jan 2016 for providers who attend <20 births/yr) |
Mar 19, 2014 |
Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7, § 27.630
Alaska Admin. Code tit. 7, § 27.635 |
— |
X |
Specifies type of provider who is required to perform screen; reporting requirements |
Feb 2014 |
Mar 2014 |
||
Arizona |
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 36–694 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Apr 2014 |
Jul 2014 |
Jul 1, 2015 |
Ariz. Admin. Code § R9–13–202 |
— |
X |
Screening and reporting requirement |
May 2015 |
Jul 2015 |
||
Arkansas |
Ark. Code Ann. § 20–9-13 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Apr 2013 |
Aug 2013 |
Jul 1, 2015 |
California |
Cal. Hsc. Code § 124121 |
X |
— |
Mandates screening be offered |
Sep 2012 |
Jan 2013 |
Jul 1, 2013 |
Colorado |
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25–4-1004.3 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening in birthing facilities below 7,000 ft. altitude |
May 2015 |
Aug 2015 |
Jan 1, 2016 |
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12–37–105 |
X |
— |
Mandates direct entry midwives perform screen** |
Jun 2016 |
Aug 2016 |
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Connecticut |
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-55 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
May 2012 |
Jan 2013 |
Jan 1, 2013 |
Delaware |
16 Del. Admin. Code § 4107.4 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
May 2013 |
May 2013 |
May 1, 2013 |
District of Columbia |
D.C. Code § 7–857.02 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2015 |
Sep 2015 |
Sep 7, 2015 |
Florida |
Fla. Admin. Code r. 64C-7.002 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Oct 2014 |
Oct 2014 |
Mar 26, 2015 |
Georgia |
Ga. Comp. R. and Regs. 511–5-5-.03 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
May 2014 |
Jun 2014 |
Jul 1, 2015 |
Hawaii |
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 321–296 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jul 2015 |
Jul 2015 |
Jan 2014 |
Idaho |
Idaho. Admin. Code. r. 16.02.12.301 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Jul 2018 |
Jul 2018 |
Jul 1, 2018 |
Illinois |
410 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 240/1.10 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Aug 2013 |
Aug 2013 |
Aug 20, 2013 |
Indiana |
Ind. Code § 16–41–17–2 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
May 2011 |
Jan 2012 |
Jan 1, 2012 |
Iowa |
Iowa Code § 136A.5A |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2013 |
Jul 2013 |
Jan 8, 2015 |
Iowa Admin. Code r. 641.4.3 |
— |
X |
Screening and reporting requirements |
Dec 2014 |
Jan 2015 |
||
Kansas |
Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28–4-502 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Feb 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Kentucky |
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 214.155 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Mar 2013 |
Jan 2014 |
Jan 1, 2014 |
902 Ky. Admin. Regs. 4:030 |
— |
X |
Screening and reporting requirements |
Dec 2013 |
Dec 2013 |
||
Louisiana |
La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1083.3 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2013 |
Aug 2013 |
Aug 1, 2013 |
Maine |
Me. Stat. tit. 22, § 1532 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jul 2013 |
Jul 2013 |
Oct 9, 2013 |
10–144 Me. Code. R. 709 |
— |
X |
Screening and reporting requirements |
Sep 2015 |
Sep 2015 |
||
Maryland |
Md. Code, Health. Law § 13–111 |
X¶ |
X |
Mandates screening and creates advisory committee to develop implementation recommendations |
May 2011 |
Jul 2011 |
Sep 1, 2012 |
Md. Code Regs. 10. 52.15.01-.08 |
— |
X |
Screening and reporting requirements |
Oct 2012 |
Oct 2012 (emergency adoption) Apr 2013 (permanent adoption) |
||
Md. Code, Bus. and Occ. Law § 8–6C-2 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates direct entry midwives** perform screen |
May 2015 |
Jun 2015 |
||
Massachusetts |
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 110C |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Mar 2014 |
Jun 2014 |
Jun 2014 |
105 Code Mass. Regs. 142.303 |
— |
X |
Requires freestanding birth centers to develop screening protocols |
Oct 2014 |
Jan 2015 |
||
105 Code Mass. Regs. 130.616 |
— |
X |
Requires hospitals to develop screening protocols |
Oct 2014 |
Jan 2015 |
||
Michigan |
CCHD mandate letter to hospital administrators (authority under Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.5431) |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Oct 2013 |
Apr 2014 |
Apr 1, 2014 |
Minnesota |
Minn. Stat. § 144.1251 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
May 2013 |
Aug 2013 |
Aug 1, 2013 |
Mississippi |
Miss. Code R. § 15.4.1.1 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Oct 2014 |
Nov 2014 |
Jul 1, 2015 |
Missouri |
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.334 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jul 2013 |
Aug 2013 |
Jan 1, 2014 |
Montana |
Mont. Admin. R. 37.57.305 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2014 |
Jul 2014 |
Jul 1, 2014 |
Nebraska |
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71–556 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2013 |
Sep 2013 |
Sep 6, 2013 |
181 Neb. Admin. Code 10 |
— |
X |
Screening requirements |
Aug 2014 |
Aug 2014 |
||
Nevada |
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 442.680 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2013 |
Jul 2015 |
Jul 2015 |
New Hampshire |
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 132:10-aa |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
Aug 11, 2012 |
New Jersey |
N.J. Rev. Stat. § 26:2–111.4 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2011 |
Aug 2011 |
Aug 31, 2011 |
N.J. Code Admin. § 8:43G-19.15 |
— |
X |
Reporting requirements |
Dec 2013 |
Jan 2014 |
||
New Mexico |
N.M. Stat. § 24–1-6 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Mar 2014 |
May 2014 |
Jul 1, 2014 |
New York |
N.Y. P.B.H. Law § 2500-A |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jul 2013 |
Jan 2014 |
Jan 27, 2014 |
North Carolina |
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-125 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
May 2013 |
May 2013 |
Jul 25, 2014 |
10 N.C. Admin. Code 43K.0102–0103 |
— |
X |
Screening and reporting requirements |
Jul 2014 |
Jul 2014 (temporary effective date)
Apr 2015 (permanent effective date) |
||
North Dakota |
N.D. Cent. Code § 25–17–06 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Apr 2013 |
Aug 2013 |
Aug 2013 |
Ohio |
Ohio Rev. Code § 3701.5010 |
X¶ |
—
|
Mandates screening |
Jun 2013 |
Sep 2013 |
Oct 1, 2014 |
Ohio Admin. Code 3701:54 |
— |
X |
Reporting requirements |
Jun 2014 |
Oct 2014 |
||
Oklahoma |
Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 1–550.5
Okla. Admin. Code § 310:550 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screenin |
Apr 2013 |
Jul 2013 |
Jul 1, 2013 |
Okla. Admin. Code § 310:550 |
— |
X |
Screening and reporting requirements |
Jun 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
||
Oregon |
Or. Rev. Stat. § 433.318 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2013 |
Jun 2013 |
Mar 1, 2014 |
Or. Admin. R. 333–520–0060 |
— |
X |
Screening requirements |
Dec 2013Jun 2014 |
Jan 2014 (temporary effective date)
Jun 2014 (permanent effective date) |
||
Pennsylvania |
42 Pa. B. 7348 |
— |
X |
Mandates reporting if screening is performed |
Dec 2012 |
Mar 2013 |
Sep 2014 |
Act of Jul. 2, 2014, P.L. 853, No. 94 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jul 2014 |
Sep 2014 |
||
Rhode Island |
216 R.I. Code R. § 20–05–01 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Aug 2014 |
Jul 2015 |
Jul 1, 2015 |
South Carolina |
S.C. Code Ann. § 44–37–70 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2013 |
Sep 2013 |
Sep 11, 2013 |
S.C. Code Regs. 61–123 |
— |
X |
Screening requirements |
Jun 2014 |
Jun 2014 |
||
South Dakota |
S.D. Codified Laws §34–24–32 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Mar 2013 |
Jul 2013 |
Jul 2013 |
Tennessee |
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68–5-507 |
X |
— |
Creates advisory committee to develop screening program |
Mar 2012 |
Jan 2013 |
May 31, 2013 |
Tenn. Comp. R. and Regs. 1200–15–01 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
May 2013 |
May 2013 |
||
Texas |
Tex. HSC. Code § 33.011 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2013 |
Sep 2013 |
Aug 7, 2014 |
Tex. Admin. Code § 37.78-.79 |
— |
X |
Screening and reporting requirements |
Jul 2014 |
Aug 2014 |
||
Utah |
Utah Code § 26–10–6 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Mar 2013 |
Oct 2014 |
Oct 1, 2014 |
Vermont |
18 Vt. State. Ann. § 5087 |
X |
— |
Requires screening rules be issued |
May 2016 |
Jul 2016 |
Dec 2016 |
13 Vt. Code R. 140 057 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Dec 2016 |
Dec 2016 |
||
Virginia |
Va. Code Ann. § 32.1–65.1 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Feb 2014/Mar 2014 |
Jul 2014 |
Jan 1, 2015 |
12 Va. Admin. Code § 5–71–30/12 Va. Admin. Code § 5–71–210 |
— |
X¶ |
Screening and reporting requirements |
Aug 2016 |
Oct 2016 |
||
Washington |
Wash. Rev. Code § 70.83.090 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Apr 2015 |
Jul 2015 |
Jul 24, 2015 |
West Virginia |
W. Va. Code § 16–44–2 |
X¶ |
— |
Mandates screening |
Apr 2012 |
Jun 2012 |
Sep 1, 2012 |
Wisconsin |
Wis. Stat. § 253.13 |
X |
— |
Allows the state’s department of health to add conditions to the state’s screening panel of disorders |
Mar 2014 |
Mar 2014 |
Jul 3, 2014 |
Wis. Admin. Reg. Em. Rule 1410 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Jun 2014 |
Jul 2014 (emergency effective date) |
||
Wis. Admin. Code DHS § 115 |
— |
X¶ |
Mandates screening |
Jul 2015 |
Aug 2015 (permanent effective date) |
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Wyoming | Wyo. Code R. § 048.0035.1.09072017 | — | X¶ | Mandates screening | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 | Sep 7, 2017 |
Abbreviation: X = presence of state action.
* Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia (DC) have enacted legislation related to newborn screening for CCHD; laws in 35 of those states (and the District of Columbia) require screening.
† Thirty-one states issued regulations related to newborn screening; 15 of those states issued regulations requiring screening.
§ Implementation date refers to the date on which all birthing hospitals were expected to be screening, which might differ from the date when the health department implemented a screening policy or reporting requirement.
¶ Mandates CCHD screening of newborns.
** Direct entry midwives are midwives who typically attend home births and who have become credentialed without first becoming a nurse.