California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 6.5 - Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program

• Section 124115.
  This article shall be known, and may be cited as, the Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking and Intervention Act.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310,...
• Section 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...
• Section 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”...
• Section 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 screening test for...
• Section 124117.
  The department or its designee shall approve hospitals for participation as newborn hearing screening providers. These facilities shall then receive payment from the department for...
• Section 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 specified...
• Section 124118.5.
  (a) The department shall establish a system of early hearing detection and intervention centers that shall provide technical assistance and consultation to hospitals in the startup...
• Section 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 the department with...
• Section 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 for...
• Section 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 the...
• Section 124120.5.
  A newborn hearing screening test shall not be performed without the written consent of the parent.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 310, Sec. 23. Effective August...

Last modified: October 22, 2018