Any birthing hospital, birth center, physician, audiologist or
other health care professional required to report information pursuant to Iowa
Code section
135.131
shall report all of the following information to the department relating to
each newborn's hearing screening within six working days of the birth of the
newborn and within six working days of any hearing rescreen, utilizing the
department's designated reporting system.
(1) The name, date of birth, and gender of
the newborn.
(2) The name,
address, and telephone number, if available, of the mother of the newborn. If
the mother is not the
person designated as legally responsible for the child's
care, the name, address, and telephone number of the parent, as defined in
641-3.1 (135), shall
be reported.
(3) The name of the
primary care provider for the newborn upon the newborn's discharge from the
birthing hospital or birth center.
(4) The results of the newborn hearing
screening, either "pass," "refer," or "not screened," for each ear
separately.
(5) The results of any
rescreening, either "pass" or "refer," and the diagnostic audiologic assessment
procedures used for each ear separately.
(6) Known risk indicators for hearing loss of
the infant or child.
(7) If the
parent fails to attend the appointment, the facility shall document such
failure in the medical or educational record and shall report such failure to
the department.
(8) The person who
completes the newborn hearing screening shall report the results of the hearing
screening to the primary care provider of the infant or child.
