Monthly Summary Report (MSR)
All birthing facilities and midwives in the state of Indiana are required by law to submit timely and accurate Monthly Summary Reports (MSRs) to the IDOH GNBS Program. These reports allow for timely follow-up of infants to ensure all infants receive timely newborn screening.
MSR's are due for all birthing facilities, birthing centers, and midwives by 5pm EST on the 15th of each month.
MSRs must be completed and submitted electronically through the INSTEP application in Gateway. INSTEP allows birthing facilities and midwives to electronically submit their monthly live birth totals, exceptions to newborn screening (religious refusals and other exceptions), number of newborns transferred to another facility before screening occurred, and the total number of newborns screenings completed each month. This information allows the GNBS program to fulfill their responsibility of ensuring each newborn born in the state of Indiana receives timely newborn screening.
Fill out the INSTEP Access Request Form and submit to the GNBS Program to gain access to INSTEP. Please include whether MSR reporting access for heel stick and/or pulse oximetry is needed.
All newborns admitted to a NICU are still required to receive newborn pulse oximetry screening between 24-48 hours after birth unless they fall under one of the exception types, or if performing the screen would interfere with life-saving measures. View the MSR Quick Guide to see a list of all exception types.
MSR Educational Resources
- INSTEP MSR Webinar Recording (hosted on 11/2024)
- Online INSTEP MSR training module on IN-Train (Learn how to create an IN-Train account)
- MSR Quick Guide (updated 06/2023)
- INSTEP MSR Walkthrough Slides (updated 06/2023)
If you are unable to access the online INSTEP application, reporting may be accepted in a hardcopy format until your electronic access is available. To submit a hardcopy MSR, please find the reports listed below, write in the information, and submit via fax to 317-234-2995 or scan in and email NewbornScreening@health.in.gov.
- Hardcopy MSR Form (updated 06/2023)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Program
Hearing screen MSRs are to be submitted to IDOH through the EARS application. Please visit the EHDI website for more information about hearing screen MSRs.