ARTICLE 6.5. Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program

Article 6.5 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 23.

§§ 124115–124120.5 · 11 sections

• § 124115 This article shall be known, and may be cited as, the Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking and Intervention Act.
• § 124115.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Hearing loss occurs in newborns more frequently than any other health condition for which…
• § 124116 As used in this article: (a) “Birth admission” means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery prior to discharge. (b) “CCS” means…
• § 124116.5 (a) (1) Every general acute care hospital with licensed perinatal services in this state shall administer to every newborn, upon birth admission, a hearing…
• § 124117 The department or its designee shall approve hospitals for participation as newborn hearing screening providers. These facilities shall then receive payment…
• § 124118 The department or its designee shall provide every general acute care hospital that has licensed perinatal services, or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), as…
• § 124118.5 (a) The department shall establish a system of early hearing detection and intervention centers that shall provide technical assistance and consultation to…
• § 124119 (a) The department shall develop and implement a reporting and tracking system for newborns and infants tested for hearing loss. (b) The system shall provide…
• § 124119.5 Parents of all newborns and infants diagnosed with a hearing loss shall be provided written information on the availability of community resources and services…
• § 124120 The department may conduct a community outreach and awareness campaign to inform medical providers, pregnant women, and the families of newborns and infants on…
• § 124120.5 A newborn hearing screening test shall not be performed without the written consent of the parent.