Approximately 85,000 babies are born in Indiana each year. There are only two state mandated tests for newborns required at this point in time: The Indiana State Newborn Hearing Exam, and the Indiana State Newborn Screening.

The Indiana State Newborn Hearing Exam

News Article about the success rates of doing the newborn hearing exam

Infant Hearing . org

The Indiana State Newborn Screening

Newborn Screening

Indiana Department of Health

Indiana Newborn Screening

Indiana requires screening for the following diseases:

1. Biotinidase Deficiency (started 2000)
   
2. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) (started 2000)
   
3. Galactosemia
4. Homocystinuria
5. Hypothyroidism (congenital)
6. Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)
7. Phenylketonuria (PKU)
8. Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and Hemoglobinopathies
9. Medium Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (MCAD) (started 2002)

Indiana began screening for the following disorders in January, 2003:

1. 3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl-CoA Lyase Deficiency (HMG)
2. 3-Ketothiolase Deficiency {a/k/a Mitochondrial Acetoacetyl-Coa Thiolase Deficiency}
3. 2-Methylbutyryl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
4. 3-Methylcrotonyl-CoA Carboxylase Deficiency (3MCC)
5. 3-Methylglutaconyl-CoA Hydratase Deficiency
6. Argininosuccinic Aciduria (ASA)
7. Carnitine/Acylcarnitine Translocase Deficiency
8. Carnitine Palitoyl Transferase Deficiency Type II (CPT-II)
9. Citrullinemia
10. Glutaric Acidemia Type I (GA-I)
11. Glutaric Acidemia II (GA-II) {a/k/a Multiple Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency}
12. Hypermethioninemia
13. Isobutyryl-Coa Dehydrogenase Deficiency
14. Isovaleric Acidemia (IVA)
15. Long-Chain Hydroxyacyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (LCHAD)
16. Methylmalonic Aciduria (MMA)
17. Multiple CoA Carboxylase Deficiency
18. Propionic Acidemia (PA)
19. Short-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (SCAD)
20. Trifunctional Protein Deficiency
21. Tyrosinemia- Type II
22. Very-Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency (VLCAD)