DBS Retention Report
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State/NBS Program Sort descending | DBS Retention Time | DBS Storage Conditions |
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Alabama | 3 months | 2-8 degrees Celsius |
Alaska | 3 years | Testing lab stores securely for 1 month at room temp then returned to AK for remaining time, securely, at room temp then destroyed. |
American Samoa | ||
Arizona | 3 months - specimens of interest or positive may be kept without demographic information for QA/QC and training purposes | Room Temperature. Abnormal and true positive samples are kept in freezer with desiccant pack |
Arkansas | 1 year | -20°C with dessicant |
California | Indefinitely | -20°C with dessicant |
Colorado | 6 months | Stored at 2-8 C for 6 months. |
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | ||
Connecticut | 3 years (2+current) | Minus 80 freezer |
Delaware | 90 days Samples destroyed by laboratory after completion of testing | -20°C with dessicant in sealed bags |
District of Columbia | 1 year | Room Temperature |
Florida | 6 months | Ambient temperature |
Georgia | 4 months for normal specimens and one year for abnormal specimens | 4 °C |
Guam | one year | |
Hawaii | 1 year | Room Temperature |
Idaho | 18 Months per Idaho Administrative Rule | Room Temperature |
Illinois | 2-6 months | A) Refrigerator; B) Abnormal (positives) moved to freezer after 1 month. |
Indiana | 6 months or 3 years | room temperature or cooler |
Iowa | 5 years | 1 year at -80 °C then an additional 4 years at room temperature |
Kansas | 30 days from specimen receipt (confirmed cases are de-identified and stored indefinitely) | -10°C or colder |
Kentucky | 2 months | Frozen (-20 degrees Celsius) |
Louisiana | 1 month | Refridgerated |
Maine | Indefinitely | -20 (Freezer) |
Maryland | 25 years | 4C (Refrigerated) |
Massachusetts | 15 years | -20 (Freezer) |
Michigan | Up to 100 years | Room temperature until December 2008. January 2009 thru September 2010 stored at -20C within 90 days. After October 2010 stored at -20C within 14 days of testing. |
Minnesota | o State statute allows indefinite storage of dried blood spots specimens. Current practice is to store dried blood spots for 5-6 years. | -20C (frozen) with dessicant |
Mississippi | 1 year | |
Missouri | 5 years (unless a parent opts out of storage) | -20 °C to -30 °C with dessicant |
Montana | 1 year | -20 (Freezer) |
Nebraska | 3 months | Refrigerated |
Nevada | 6 months-1 year | Room Temperature |
New Hampshire | 6 months | -20 (Freezer) |
New Jersey | 23 years, changing November 1, 2024 to 2 years | Room Temperature / Not Air Conditioned |
New Mexico | 1 year | Room air |
New York | Up to 27 years | Refrigerated |
North Carolina | 5 years | Room temperature |
North Dakota | Age 18 | Stored in secure temperature controlled room |
Ohio | 2 years | -20 °F |
Oklahoma | up to 42 days | Refrigerated |
Oregon | 1.5 years (18 months) | Room Temperature |
Pennsylvania | 1 year | -20 °C |
Puerto Rico | 2 years | 4 degrees celsius |
Rhode Island | 23 years | |
South Carolina | Specimens are stored for approximately 12 months. After that time they are destroyed in a scientifically acceptable manner. Specimens from infants diagnosed with a condition identified through screening may be stored for a longer period of time | Stored specimens are kept in a -20 degree C freezer |
South Dakota | 1 month | Room Temperature |
Tennessee | 1 year, confirmed positives indefinitely | 2-8 °C for those reported as normal; -20 °C for confirmed postives |
Texas | By default, up to two years. With valid parental decision form indicating OK, up to 25 years. | Room temperature; Diagnosed cases and some presumptive positives stored at –15 to –25º |
US Virgin Islands | ||
Utah | Minimum 90 days | Room Temperature for 7 days, then -20 °C |
Vermont | One year unless parent requests otherwise | -20 °C |
Virginia | Normal samples: stored for 6 months, Abnormals: stored for 10 years | ambient temperature |
Washington | 21 years | Room temperature |
West Virginia | 3 months | room temperature |
Wisconsin | 1 year | 4-8 °C |
Wyoming | 6 months | Room Temperature |