Title: Section 69-8.7 - Responsibilities of Persons Performing Infant Hearing Screening

Section 69-8.7 Responsibilities of Persons Performing Infant Hearing Screening.

(a) Anyone who performs an infant hearing screening and/or diagnostic audiological evaluation upon a child under six months of age shall report the results of such screening or evaluation to the department through the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention – Information System (EHDI-IS) or any successor system as directed by the department.

(b) Infant hearing screening reporting must include:

(1) the results of each newborn infant hearing screening performed and

(2) such other information or data as may be required by the department to fulfill the purposes of this section.