Serving the family from birth to the medical home. Newborn screening: a blueprint for the future - a call for a national agenda on state newborn screening programs

ABBREVIATIONS. PKU, phenylketonuria; AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; MCHB, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; ARC, Association for Retarded Citizens; MCH, maternal and child health (programs); CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration; CSHCN, Children With Special Health Care Needs; CORN, Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Services; NAS, National Academy of Sciences; IOM, Institute of Medicine; HHS, US Department of Health and Human Services; NIH, National Institutes of Health; AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; APHL, Association of Public Health Laboratories; SACGT, Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing; CLIA, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments; HCFA, Health Care Financing Administration; NSQAP, Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program; WIC, Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; HEDIS, Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set; NBAC, National Bioethics Advisory Commission; IRB, institutional review board; OTA, US Congress Office of Technology Assessment; SSI, Supplemental Security Income; SCHIP, State Children’s Health Insurance Program; HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; ERISA, Employee Retirement and Income Security Act; EPSDT, Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (program).