Residual Newborn Screening Blood Spot Directive

An MDHHS form that allows parents or those over age 18 to opt out of blood spot research through the Michigan BioTrust for Health or to request that the Newborn Screening Program destroy the residual blood spots in storage at both MDHHS and the Michigan Neonatal Biobank.

After Newborn Screening: Your Baby’s Blood Spots – Michigan BioTrust for Health Consent Brochure (Spanish)

A helpful brochure from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of facts about consenting for researchers to use your child’s residual blood spots for future health research (Spanish).