Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-15-01-.06 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RESPONSIBILITIES

(1) In compliance with T.C.A. §§ 68-5-901 et seq. and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Child Find, the Tennessee Department of Health Newborn Hearing Screening program shall notify the Department of Education, IDEA Part C, Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) of newborns identified to be in need of further hearing testing or who have been diagnosed with hearing loss.

(2) The Department of Education, IDEA Part C, Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS), shall contact the health care provider, hearing provider, and/or family of the newborn to determine if further hearing testing has been completed or if the family is in need of assistance to obtain further testing to determine if there is a hearing loss.

(3) The Department of Education, IDEA Part C, Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) program shall report the results of follow-up to the Department of Health Newborn Hearing Screening program as outlined in policy developed in cooperation between the programs.

(4) The Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) will assist the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in tracking children identified with risk indicators for hearing loss until three (3) years of age as outlined in policy developed in cooperation between the programs.

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Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1200-15-01-.06

Original rule certified June 7, 1974. Repeal and new rule filed September 1, 1982; effective October 1, 1982. Repeal filed December 30, 1999; effective March 14, 2000. New rule filed September 26, 2003; effective January 28, 2004. Repeal and new rule filed December 13, 2012; effective May 31, 2013.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 68-5-401 et seq., 68-5-501 et seq., and 68-5-901 et seq..