As of February 2025, the NCAA requires student-athletes to provide their college/university with documented results from a sickle cell solubility test.  As of July 13, 2026, the Department will no longer provide Maine-born student athletes with newborn screening sickle cell reports for the purpose of meeting NCAA testing requirements. To comply with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Department will continue to fulfill requests for newborn bloodspot screening reports from healthcare providers for appropriate medical and public health purposes.  Read more by downloading the Maine CDC Brief here.