Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 47.0031 — FOLLOW-UP SCREENING

HS § 47.0031Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 47. HEARING LOSS IN NEWBORNS

Statute text

(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, through the program, shall offer a follow-up hearing screening to the parents of a newborn or infant who does not pass the screening, or refer the parents to another program for the follow-up hearing screening. The follow-up hearing screening should be performed not later than the 30th day after the date the newborn or infant is discharged from the facility.

(b)If a newborn or an infant does not pass the screening in a follow-up hearing screening, the program that performed the follow-up hearing screening on the newborn or infant shall:

(1)provide the screening results to:

(A)the newborn's or infant's parents; and

(B)with the prior written consent of the newborn's or infant's parents, the primary statewide resource center established under Section 30.051, Education Code;

(2)assist in scheduling a diagnostic audiological evaluation for the newborn or infant, consistent with the most current guidelines in the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Position Statement, or refer the newborn or infant to a licensed audiologist who provides diagnostic audiological evaluations for newborns or infants that are consistent with the most current guidelines in the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Position Statement; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 98 (H.B. 2255), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.