7 AAC 27.620 - Reporting requirements

(a) The information that is required to be reported under AS 47.20.320, with respect to a hearing screening,

(1) must be reported at least weekly, using the reporting and tracking system developed by the department; and

(2) includes

(A) the name of the child;

(B) the child's date of birth and gender;

(C) the identifier for the facility where the child was born;

(D) the identifier for the facility where the child was screened, if that facility is not the facility where the child was born;

(E) the name of the child's mother;

(F) the name of the primary care provider;

(G) demographic information;

(H) the child's risk factors for hearing loss;

(I) the results of the hearing screening;

(J) if the hearing screening was not completed, the status of the screening; if the parent objected to the screening as provided under AS 47.20.310(g), a copy of the signed statement of refusal must be included; and

(K) any additional information that the department considers necessary to match the results or status of bloodspot screening conducted under 7 AA C 27.510 - 7 A AC 27.590 for newborn congenital disorders with the appropriate child reported under the newborn hearing screening program.

(b) The information that is required to be reported under AS 47.20.320, with respect to audiological confirmatory evaluation and diagnostic services for newborns and infants whose hearing was screened under AS 47.20.310,

(1) must be reported at least monthly, using the reporting and tracking system developed by the department; and

(2) includes

(A) the name of the child;

(B) the child's date of birth and gender;

(C) the name of the audiologist who provided the services;

(D) the date and results of the audiology assessment; and

(E) recommendations for follow-up care, including any referral for early intervention services.

Notes

7 AAC 27.620

Eff. 1/17/2008, Register 185; am 7/1/2018,Register 226, July 2018

Authority:AS 18.05.040

AS 47.20.300

AS 47.20.310

AS 47.20.320