Texas Health And Safety Code Title 2, Chapter 47 - Hearing Loss In Newborns

• Texas Section 47.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Birth admission" means the time after birth that a newborn remains in the birthing facility before the newborn is discharged. (2)...
• Texas Section 47.003 - Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking, And Intervention Program
  (a) A birthing facility, through a program certified by the department under Section 47.004, shall perform, either directly or through a referral to another program...
• Texas Section 47.0031 - Follow-up Screening
  (a) The program that performed the hearing screening under Section 47.003 shall provide the newborn's or infant's parents with the screening results. A birthing facility,...
• Texas Section 47.004 - Certification Of Screening Programs
  (a) The executive commissioner shall establish certification criteria for implementing a program. (b) In order to be certified, the program must: (1) provide hearing screening...
• Texas Section 47.005 - Information Concerning Screening Results And Follow-up Care
  (a) A birthing facility that operates a program shall distribute to the parents of each newborn or infant who is screened educational materials that are...
• Texas Section 47.006 - Technical Assistance By Department
  The department may consult with a birthing facility and provide to the facility technical assistance associated with the implementation of a certified program. Added by...
• Texas Section 47.007 - Information Management, Reporting, And Tracking System
  (a) The department shall provide each birthing facility that provides newborn hearing screening under the state's medical assistance program provided under Chapter 32, Human Resources...
• Texas Section 47.008 - Confidentiality And General Access To Data
  (a) The information management, reporting, and tracking system provided in accordance with this chapter must meet confidentiality requirements in accordance with required state and federal...
• Texas Section 47.009 - Immunity From Liability
  A birthing facility, a clinical laboratory, an audiologist, a health care provider, a physician, a registered nurse, or any other officer or employee of a...
• Texas Section 47.010 - Rulemaking
  (a) The executive commissioner may adopt rules for the department to implement this chapter. (b) If the executive commissioner adopts rules, the executive commissioner shall...
• Texas Section 47.011 - Duties Of Midwife
  (a) In this section, "midwife" has the meaning assigned by Section 203.002, Occupations Code, and includes a nurse midwife described by Section 301.152, Occupations Code....

Last modified: September 28, 2016