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Healthy Living > Adult, Children & Infant Health > Infant & Newborn's Health > Newborn Screening and Follow Up Homepage

On July 1, 2009, an amendment to the 1965 Newborn Child Testing Act, became effective. The law enables the Department of Health to provide screening and follow-up services for all abnormal results of newborn screening.

Click the link below to learn more about Act 36 information and stakeholder collaborative workgroup efforts:

Newborn Screening Act 36 Implementation Information

Click on the blocks below to learn more about Pennsylvania's Newborn Screening and Follow-Up Program.

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