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TITLE 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER S - NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING
SECTION/RULE §37.505 - Birthing Facility Screening Provider Responsibilities
Chapter Review Date 05/28/2024

(a) A birthing facility screening provider shall be a department-certified newborn hearing screening program. A provider that is not certified is required to refer the infant to a department-certified newborn hearing screening program.(b) A birthing facility screening provider shall:(1) perform the initial hearing screening, or document why the screening was not performed, in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §47.003;(2) provide screening results and educational materials to the parents;(3) provide screening results to the applicable healthcare providers; and(4) report results in accordance with §37.504 of this subchapter (relating to Required Reporting).(c) Infants who do not pass the initial hearing screening must be offered a follow-up screening or referral consistent with Joint Committee on Infant Hearing guidelines, found at http://www.jcih.org/posstatemts.htm, as updated.

Source Note: The provisions of this §37.505 adopted to be effective December 23, 2020, 45 TexReg 9210.

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