Newborn Screening

The Indian Health Services is seeking information from potential sources for newborn screening laboratory tests as required by Arizona law. The tests include screening for twenty-eight mandated disorders, including newborn hearing screening. The selected vendor will be responsible for accepting, processing, analyzing, and reporting newborn screening specimens, providing timely and accurate results, and maintaining compliance with federal, state, and laboratory accreditation requirements. Some key points to consider include: • The ability to perform newborn screening laboratory tests as required by Arizona law • The capacity to screen for twenty-eight mandated disorders, including newborn hearing screening • The ability to accept, process, analyze, and report newborn screening specimens • The ability to provide timely and accurate results in accordance with state-established turnaround times • The ability to maintain compliance with all federal, state, and laboratory accreditation requirements