Newborn Screening Announcements

Please see the following announcements and reminders below:

The Newborn Screening office is closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

Courier Schedule for observance of Veteran’s Day and the Thanksgiving Holiday:

Lower Peninsula Hospitals

• Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – Holiday/Sunday schedule.
• Thursday, November 26, 2026 – Holiday/Sunday schedule.
• Friday, November 27, 2026 – Holiday/Sunday schedule.
  
  

Upper Peninsula Hospitals

• Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – UPS operating normal business.
• Thursday, November 26, 2026 – UPS is closed.
• Friday, November 27, 2026 – UPS operating normal business.

*Any dates not mentioned, please follow normal operating schedules.

Upcoming Price Changes for Newborn Screening Cards Effective January 1, 2027

Effective January 1, 2027, the fee for a first sample test card will be $196.38 (from $183.19) and the fee for a repeat sample card will be $179.54 (from 167.00). These increases reflect the annual percentage change in the Detroit Consumer Price Index (4.0% from June 2025 to June 2026) and the future addition of infantile and late-infantile Krabbe disease to the Michigan screening panel.

For more information, please see the attached letter documenting these changes.

Slides from 2026 Newborn Screening Conference for Hospitals

The NBS Program hosted conferences for hospital staff on May 21 and May 27th. Below are slides from the conference sessions available for download. 

Updated 11/4/2026