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Prenatal Screening Portal Resources

The page includes California Prenatal Screening (PNS) Program resources related to the CalGenetic Portal.

CalGenetic Portal Training Videos

Prenatal care providers and their staff have access to four videos below that provide step-by-step instructions for using the CalGenetic Portal to create a profile and view prenatal screening results for the California Prenatal Screening (PNS) Program. The videos explain how to do the following:

Providers can create, access, and manage their user profile
Providers create and manage their delegates’ access
All users search, view, and download prenatal screening results
Delegates create and access their user profile once an invitation from their managing provider is received

For questions, comments, or help regarding your CalGenetic Portal account, please send us an email at pns@cdph.ca.gov with your username and any screenshots of error pages.

Please visit our CalGenetic YouTube Playlist to access full-screen versions of the following embedded videos.

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	Title: CalGenetic Portal: User Access and Profile Management for Licensed Clinicians Published: 8/10/2022 Duration: 10:14 Description: This video provides instructions on how to create a new account, manage your profile demographics, and associated facilities.	For: Prenatal care providers* Note: The ‘Your Profile’ page will only be visible to Physicians, Osteopaths, Physicians Assistants, Licensed Midwives, Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Practitioners
	Title: CalGenetic Portal: Manage Delegates Published: 8/6/2022 Duration: 9:49 Description: This video provides instructions to add, edit, and renew delegates, and how to remove delegate access rights.	For: Physicians, Osteopaths, Physicians Assistants, Licensed Midwives, Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Practitioners
	Title: CalGenetic Portal: Search, View, and Download Results Published: 5/6/2022 Duration: 5:36 Description: This video provides instructions on how to Search, View, and Download Screening Results.	For: Prenatal care providers*
	Title: CalGenetic Portal: Access Delegate Account, Search, View, and Download Results Published: 5/6/2022 Duration: 7:26 Description: This video provides instructions for delegates to access their account and how to search, view, and download screening results. Authorization to use portal is based on Provider license and delegation.	For: Delegates (staff)
	Title: CalGenetic Portal: Submit Orders Published: 8/29/2022 Duration: 10:08 Description: This video provides instructions to submit orders on the CalGenetic Portal.	For: Prenatal care providers*

*Prenatal care providers include the following professions: Physicians, Osteopaths, Physicians Assistants, Licensed Midwives, Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Temporary RN Licensees, Clinician Nurse Specialists, Nurse Anesthetists, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses, Public Health Nurses.

Recorded Webinar Training Video

CalGenetic Portal: New Features and Additional Training (webinar recorded January 25, 2023)

Preview	Description
	Title: CalGenetic Portal: New Features and Additional Training Published: 1/30/2023 Duration: 18:10

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Title: CalGenetic Portal: New Features and Additional Training

Published: 1/30/2023

Duration: 18:10

If you are having difficulty accessing this content, please contact CDPH at GDSP.Communications@cdph.ca.gov to request this information in an alternate format.

PNS Program Changes

The PNS Program is changing later in 2022 to add cfDNA Screening as a primary screening test and to allow for screening test ordering through the CalGenetic Portal. Please see the PNS Program Provider FAQ web page for more information.

New! Summary of Prenatal Screening Program Changes (PDF, 2 pages)

cfDNA Laboratory Instructions and FAQs

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Provider Access to the CalGenetic Portal Chart

The chart below shows access to the CalGenetic portal, by profession.

Professions	All access with license verified by IDEAL*	Can access results as licensed users?	Can place orders as licensed users?	Can place orders as delegates?	Can add delegates?
Physicians and Surgeons	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Licensed Midwife	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Physician Assistant	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Nurse Midwife	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Nurse Practitioner	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes
Registered Nurse	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	No
Temporary Registered Nurse License	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	No
Clinician Nurse Specialist	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	No
Public Health Nurse	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	No
Genetic Counselors	-	Yes	-	Yes	No
Postgraduate Training License	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Office and Medical Assistants	-	-	-	Yes	No

* Interoperability Development Effort to Authenticate Licensees (IDEAL) is used by Medical Board of California to authenticate and support access to the CalGenetic Portal

Note: Delegates are all staff members, including office and medical assistants, that a licensed clinician (MD/DO) allows access to the CalGenetic Portal. Delegates generally do not have a professional license and therefore do not go through IDEAL verification on the CalGenetic Portal.

Outcome of Pregnancy

The Confidential Report of an Outcome of Pregnancy collects information on pregnancy and the outcome of pregnancy from healthcare providers who cared for a birthing parent with services related to prenatal screening. The California Code of Regulations (Title 17, Section 6527) require that this information be provided because it is essential to the analysis of the effectiveness of the policies and practices adopted by the California Prenatal Screening Program at the Genetic Disease Screening Program (GDSP).

It is mandatory that healthcare professionals completing this report provide complete and accurate information. The records maintained by GDSP are confidential as defined in Civil Code 1798.3 and are exempt from access by any individual except licensed medical personnel designated by the subject. It will be used for public health surveillance, Prenatal Screening Program evaluation, and special studies as defined in Health and Safety Code 100330. It is permitted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.

GDSP has conducted the Confidential Report of an Outcome of Pregnancy survey for more than two decades. In June 2021, GDSP launched a secure online portal where the Confidential Report of an Outcome of Pregnancy can be completed and submitted online.

Portal Guidance and Links

Note: Outcome of Pregnancy Portal web page and Prenatal Screening Results Portal web page now redirect to this web page

Outcome of Pregnancy FAQ

What can I do on the portal?

The portal is designed for healthcare providers to complete and submit the Confidential Report of an Outcome of Pregnancy online.

Who has access to the portal?

Healthcare providers who cared for a birthing parent with services related to prenatal screening have access to the portal. First-time users are required to register with an email address.

What is MFA?

Multifactor authentication (MFA) is an authentication method that requires users to verify identity using multiple independent methods. Instead of just asking for a username and password, MFA implements additional credentials. You will need to have a phone to access the portal. The portal will send you a text or call you upon each login as a second level of security authentication to verify your identity. Your phone number is entered at the time of account creation. If you get a new phone but keep the same phone number, your MFA will still work seamlessly. If you get a new phone number, you will need to contact GDSP at GDSPAdmins@cdph.ca.gov for assistance. Turnaround time can be 2-5 days for MFA reset.

Why do I receive the Confidential Report of an Outcome of Pregnancy?

In general, the confidential reports are sent to the prenatal providers of birthing parents who were screen positive for Down syndrome, trisomy 18, neural tube defects, Smith-Lemli-Opitz-Syndrome (SLOS), and those with large Nuchal Translucency measurement (≥3.0mm). We also send the reports on pregnancies carrying twins and a 1% random sample of screen negative pregnancies for the purposes of increased need for monitoring and reference. Clinics that provide newborn screening services for the abovementioned pregnancies and healthcare providers that were referred by the abovementioned prenatal providers may also receive the reports.

When does GDSP send the confidential reports to healthcare providers?

The confidential reports are sent out approximately 60 days following the expected date of delivery.

Why do I receive a second request?

After the first report has gone out, if no report is returned within 60 days another report labelled as ‘Second Request’ is automatically generated by our online Screening Information System and sent out as a reminder.

Where do I look for the information requested in the confidential report?

The requested information can be found in birthing parent’s medical records on the index pregnancy. Newborn’s medical records may also have the requested information if available.

Do I need to submit the report online if I do not have any information about the pregnancy and the outcome of the pregnancy?

Yes, please confirm this in the portal so that a ‘Second Request’ does not have to be sent to you. You will have a chance to enter another health provider’s information in the portal. The portal will then lead you to submission page without going through other questions.

When will the confidential report be sent out by email?

When the portal is fully functional, we will discontinue sending paper versions of the confidential report. In the interim, the online link will be mailed to you with instructions on how to access the portal for data entry. Eventually, we hope the entire system will be electronic and the portal link, along with the instructions, will be sent to you by email.

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Provider Access to the CalGenetic Portal Chart

Outcome of Pregnancy

Portal Guidance and Links

Outcome of Pregnancy FAQ

What can I do on the portal?

Who has access to the portal?

What is MFA?

Why do I receive the Confidential Report of an Outcome of Pregnancy?

When does GDSP send the confidential reports to healthcare providers?

Why do I receive a second request?

Where do I look for the information requested in the confidential report?

Do I need to submit the report online if I do not have any information about the pregnancy and the outcome of the pregnancy?

When will the confidential report be sent out by email?

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