(a) The Secretary shall establish a program for the universal hearing screening of newborns and early identification and follow–up of newborns and infants who have, or who are at risk for developing, a permanent hearing status that affects speech–language skills. (b) The program shall be based on the model system developed by the Department.
(a) There is an Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Council for the Program. (b) (1) The Advisory Council consists of 12 members appointed by the Secretary. (2) Of the 12 members: (i) 1 shall be a physician with expertise in childhood hearing status that affects speech–language skills; (ii) 3 shall be from the field of education: 1. 1 shall be from […]
(a) The Secretary may contract with any qualified person to administer the Program. (b) The Secretary shall: (1) Develop a system to gather and maintain data; (2) Develop methods to: (i) Contact parents or guardians of newborns and their identified primary care providers regarding the results of the newborn hearing screening; (ii) Contact parents or guardians of newborns and infants who […]
(a) As part of the supplemental information required to be submitted to the Department as part of the birth event, a hospital shall include the results of the hearing screening of the newborn. (b) The Department may adopt regulations for results reporting procedures for hospitals, birthing sites, and audiologists.
