DBS Retention Report
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| State/NBS Program Sort descending | DBS Retention Time | DBS Storage Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indefinitely | Room Temperature |
| 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 | Indefinitely for specimens collected after August 1, 2014 | 4C, Refrigerated |
| 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 | 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 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 |