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Nusinersen, the first effective SMA therapy was approved by Health Canada in June 2017 and has been added to the provincial formulary of all but one Canadian province. Access to this effective therapy has triggered the inclusion of SMA in an increasing number of Newborn Screening (NBS) programs. However, the range of disease-modifying <jats:italic>SMN2<\/jats:italic> gene copy numbers encountered in survival motor neuron 1 (<jats:italic>SMN1<\/jats:italic>)-null individuals means that neither screen-positive definition nor resulting treatment decisions can be determined by <jats:italic>SMN1<\/jats:italic> genotype alone. We outline an approach to this challenge, one that specifically addresses the case of SMA newborns with four copies of <jats:italic>SMN2<\/jats:italic>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167120002292_as2\"><jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title><jats:p>To develop a standardized post-referral evaluation pathway for babies with a positive SMA NBS screen result.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167120002292_as3\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>An SMA NBS pilot trial in Ontario using first-tier MassARRAY and second-tier multi-ligand probe amplification (MLPA) was launched in January 2020. Prior to this, Ontario pediatric neuromuscular disease and NBS experts met to review the evidence regarding the diagnosis and treatment of children with SMA as it pertained to NBS. A post-referral evaluation algorithm was developed, outlining timelines for patient retrieval and management.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0317167120002292_as4\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Ontario\u2019s pilot NBS program has created a standardized path to facilitate early diagnosis of SMA and initiation of treatment. 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