Information for Providers
Newborn Screening in Vermont
- Forms & Information
- Guidelines & Protocols
- Resources for Providers
- Screened Conditions
- Contact Vermont Newborn Screening Program
Forms & Information
Testing
- Refusal to Consent Form
- Refusal to Repeat Screening Form
- Provider Letter:
Recommendation to Repeat Same-Gender Twins Test
Filter Paper & Supply Forms
- Order Filter Papers & UPS Supplies: Contact NBS program
- Shipping & Handling of Filter Papers
Guidelines & Protocols
- Acute Illness Protocols - These emergency protocols were developed by the New England Consortium of Metabolic Programs and are intended as guidelines only. They should not be used for definitive treatment without consultation with a metabolic specialist.
Resources for Providers
Vermont Department of Health
- Children with Special Health Needs
This office provides a number of services to children - birth to age 21 - who have complex health conditions, and to their families. - Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
Vermont’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program provides support, training, and case management to families, hospitals, and community providers. - Metabolic Clinic (coming soon)
- Vermont Newborn Screening Regulations
Brochures
- Brochure: These Tests Could Save Your Baby's Life
- Newborn Screening Brochures in Multiple Languages
New England Regional Genetics Group
Genetics & Newborn Screening
Organizations
- National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center
- New England Regional Genetics Group (NERGG)
- New England Genetics Collaborative
Books
- Genetics Resources: A Regional Directory
An overview of basic genetics, with contact information for specialty care providers in New England. - Understanding Genetics
An educational resource for families and health professionals in the New England states, addressing basic genetic concepts, tests, and services.
More Information
- Baby's First Test
Newborn screening education information and resources at the local, state, and national levels for families and providers.
Screened Conditions
Vermont routinely screens newborns for 29 conditions:
- 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase deficiency (3MCC)
- 3-OH 3-CH3 glutaric aciduria (HMG)
- Argininosuccinic acidemia (ASA)
- Beta-ketothiolase deficiency (BKT)
- Biotinidase deficiency (BIOT)
- Carnitine uptake defect (CUD)
- Citrullinemia (CIT)
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
- Congenital hypothyroidism (HYPOTH)
- Cystic fibrosis (CF)
- Galactosemia (GALT)
- Glutaric acidemia type I (GA I)
- Hb S/Beta-thalassemia (Hb S/Th or Hb S/A)
- Hb S/C disease (Hb S/C)
- Hearing deficiency
- Homocystinuria (HCY)
- Isovaleric acidemia (IVA)
- Long-chain L-3-OH acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHAD)
- Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)
- Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCAD)
- Methylmalonic acidemia (Cbl A, B)
- Methylmalonic acidemia (mutase deficiency) (MUT)
- Multiple carboxylase deficiency (MCD)
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Propionic acidemia (PROP)
- Sickle cell anemia (SCA)
- Trifunctional protein deficiency (TFP)
- Tyrosinemia type I (TYR I)
- Very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (VLCAD)