The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Provide early detection of hearing loss by physiological measurement in newborn children at the birthing facility or as soon after birth as possible; (2) Enable these children and their families and caregivers to obtain needed multidisciplinary evaluation, treatment, and intervention services at the earliest opportunity; (3) Prevent […]
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Birth admission” means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery before discharge; (2) “Birthing hospital” means any hospital located within the State of Arkansas that delivers newborns; (3) [Repealed.] (4) [Repealed.] (5) [Repealed.] (6) “Follow-up care” and “follow-up screening” means the follow-up services provided […]
(a) There is created the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Advisory Board. (b) (1) The board shall be composed of seven (7) members appointed by the Governor, after consulting the Arkansas Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Inc., from the following professions or groups: (A) One (1) audiologist; (B) One (1) audiologist from the Department of Health; […]
(a) After July 30, 1999, and promulgation of rules, every birthing hospital in this state with more than fifty (50) births per year shall provide or arrange for a bilateral physiological hearing screening on each birth admission. Medicaid shall reimburse the birthing hospital for the physiological screening with the reimbursement equal to that amount paid […]
No test is to be performed if the parent of a newborn or infant dissents on the ground that the test conflicts with a personal religious belief or practice.
