DBS Retention Report

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State/NBS Program DBS Retention Time Sort ascending DBS Storage Conditions
Oklahoma up to 42 days Refrigerated
Guam one year
New York Up to 27 years Refrigerated
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.
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 freezer
Vermont One year unless parent requests otherwise -20 °C
Virginia Normal samples: stored for 6 months, Abnormals: stored for 10 years ambient temperature
Utah Minimum 90 days Room Temperature for 7 days, then -20 °C
Minnesota Indefinitely for specimens collected after August 1, 2014 4C, Refrigerated
Maine Indefinitely -20 (Freezer)
California Indefinitely -20°C with dessicant
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
North Dakota Age 18 Stored in secure temperature controlled room
Delaware 90 days Samples destroyed by laboratory after completion of testing -20°C with dessicant in sealed bags
Nevada 6 months-1 year Room Temperature
Indiana 6 months or 3 years room temperature or cooler
Florida 6 months Ambient temperature
Colorado 6 months Stored at 2-8 C for 6 months.
New Hampshire 6 months -20 (Freezer)
Wyoming 6 months Room Temperature
Missouri 5 years (unless a parent opts out of storage) -20 °C to -30 °C with dessicant
Iowa 5 years 1 year at -80 °C then an additional 4 years at room temperature
North Carolina 5 years Room temperature
Georgia 4 months for normal specimens and one year for abnormal specimens 4 °C
Kansas 30 days from specimen receipt (confirmed cases are de-identified and stored indefinitely) -10°C or colder
Connecticut 3 years (2+current) Minus 80 freezer
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.
Arizona 3 months - specimens of interest or positive may be kept indefinitely Room Temperature
Alabama 3 months 2-8 degrees Celsius
Nebraska 3 months Refrigerated
West Virginia 3 months room temperature
Maryland 25 years 4C (Refrigerated)
New Jersey 23 years Room Temperature / Not Air Conditioned
Rhode Island 23 years
Washington 21 years Room temperature
Illinois 2-6 months A) Refrigerator; B) Abnormal (positives) moved to freezer after 1 month.
Puerto Rico 2 years 4 degrees celsius
Ohio 2 years -20 °F
Kentucky 2 months Frozen (-20 degrees Celsius)
Idaho 18 Months per Idaho Administrative Rule Room Temperature
Massachusetts 15 years -20 (Freezer)
Oregon 1.5 years (18 months) Room Temperature
Tennessee 1 year, confirmed positives indefinitely 2-8 °C for those reported as normal; -20 °C for confirmed postives
Wisconsin 1 year 4-8 °C
Montana 1 year -20 (Freezer)
Hawaii 1 year Room Temperature
District of Columbia 1 year Room Temperature
Mississippi 1 year
Arkansas 1 year -20°C with dessicant
New Mexico 1 year Room air
Pennsylvania 1 year -20 °C
South Dakota 1 month Room Temperature
Louisiana 1 month Refridgerated
American Samoa
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
US Virgin Islands