For Health Care Providers

As health care providers, you are critical in bringing genetics into patient care. This page offers guidelines, referral tools, educational opportunities, and more to support you in delivering effective genetic services.

Genetics From Every Point of Care

Preconception and Prenatal

• Birth defects
  • Surveillance system – Hospital reporting
  • List of notifiable conditions and icd9/icd10 codes
• Carrier screening
  • Carrier screening fact sheet for providers (PDF)
• Maxillofacial Review Boards – Interconnected critical care for children born with cleft lip and cleft palate. They make sure providers plan and carry out the treatment in a step-by-step way as the child grows.
• Prenatal genetic screening resources for providers

Newborn and Infant

• Birth defect surveillance system
  • List of notifiable conditions and icd9/icd10 codes
• Early Hearing Detection Diagnosis and Intervention resources(EHDDI)
  • Diagnostic audiology clinics for infants
• WA State newborn screening Announcements – Information and resources

Pediatrics

• Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
  • Asthma
  • Autism spectrum disorder
  • Type 1 Diabetes
  • Down syndrome
  • Hearing differences
• Rare diseases information and resources

Adult

The CDC has identified 3 genetic conditions for tier-1 genomic applications because they can potentially improve public health through early identification and intervention strategies. These are:

1. Hereditary cancer resources for providers
   1. Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome
   2. United States Preventative Services Task Force BRCA guidelines
2. Lynch syndrome
   1. Comprehensive cancer control program
   2. Cancer-related resources
3. Familial hypercholesterolemia

Genetic Risk Assessment Information Relevant for Adults Who Are Family Planning

• Carrier screening information and resources
• Prenatal genetic screening information