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.
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
Our newborn screening program created a series of instructional videos to guide users through each section of the specimen card, as well as a full-length video covering the entire process.