SECTION 37.505. Birthing Facility Screening Provider Responsibilities

(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