105 CMR 142.303 - Newborn Screening
(A) Notwithstanding
the provisions of
105 CMR
142.302, free-standing and
hospital-affiliated birth centers are subject to the regulations regarding the
provision of newborn infant hearing screening as described in the hospital
licensure regulations at
105 CMR
130.629: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
Programs. Notwithstanding the requirements of those sections, if a birth center
does not have the equipment or ability to conduct such a screening, the newborn
infant shall be referred prior to discharge from the birth center to a hospital
or birth center approved by the Department for such screening.
(1) Prior to discharge, a birth center that
is not able to conduct a hearing screening shall make an appointment for a
screening for each newborn infant at a Department approved screening
site.
(2) Prior to discharge,
written information shall be provided in the language understood by the parent
or guardian to the parent or guardian about the importance of the screening,
coverage of the costs of the screening by third party payers, the time of any
screening appointment scheduled, and the location and phone number of the
hearing screening site.
(3) The
birth center shall within two weeks of the birth of a child perform a follow-up
call to the parent or guardian of the newborn infant to verify the infant has
received the hearing screening. Records shall be kept to document the
conversation about the performance of the screening. As part of the annual
report submitted to the Department pursuant to
105 CMR
130.629(C)(3)(k), the birth
center shall submit information regarding the follow-up for hearing screening
of newborn infants.
(4) The birth
center shall submit a screening protocol for those portions of
105 CMR
130.629: Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
Programs designated by the Department in the Universal Newborn Hearing
Screening Guidelines.
(B) Each birth center shall adopt protocols
for screening newborns for critical congenital heart disease with pulse
oximetry or another test approved by the Department in accordance with
Department guidelines. Such protocols shall provide that the screening shall
not be performed if the parent or guardian of the newborn infant objects to the
screening based upon the sincerely held religious beliefs of the parent or
guardian.
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