Recommended Uniform Screening Panel (RUSP)

The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) provides national recommendations on newborn screening. These recommendations are reviewed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Currently, this committee recommends a screening panel of 34 core conditions and reporting of 26 secondary conditions.  These conditions are also known as the “Recommended Uniform Screening Panel” or RUSP. States use this uniform panel to inform their screening programs, but it is not enforced by law. Ultimately, the states still establish their own panels.