Section 181-2-004 - SPECIMEN COLLECTION004.01SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS.004.01(A)SPECIMEN COLLECTION ON APPROVED FORMS. The specimen requirements of the testing laboratory for each specific analyte must be followed. The testing laboratory must accept only specimens that are dried blood spots that have been collected on the form approved by the Department to be used for all Nebraska births.004.01(B)APPROVED STANDARDS OF COLLECTION. Collection of dried blood spot specimens must comply with the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) "Blood Collection on Filter Paper for Newborn Screening Programs; Approved Standard", 7th edition, published 2021. 004.01(B)(i)PREFERRED METHOD OF DRIED BLOOD SPOT SPECIMEN COLLECTION. Heel stick with direct application is the preferred method. The submitter must forward the dried blood spots to the testing laboratory within 24 hours of specimen collection. On weekends and holidays if no transport service is available, the next earliest available transport service must be used.004.01(C)UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD. Umbilical cord blood must not be used.004.01(D)SUBSTITUTION OF BLOOD. Urine must not be substituted for blood specimens.004.01(E)COLLECTION AND REPORTING FORM. The Collection and Reporting (CARe) form approved by the Department must be the sole method of form attached to the filter paper collection device for dried blood spot specimen collection for all newborn screening.181 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 004
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