25 Tex. Admin. Code § 37.506 - Follow-Up Screening Provider Responsibilities

(a) A follow-up screening provider shall:

(1) perform a follow-up screening no later than 30 days after birth;

(2) provide screening results to the applicable healthcare providers;

(3) provide screening results and educational materials to the parents; and

(4) report results in accordance with § 37.504 of this subchapter (relating to Required Reporting).

(b) If the infant does not pass, a follow-up screening provider shall:

(1) refer to ECI due to suspected deaf or hard of hearing diagnosis;

(2) provide follow-up screening results to the resource center; and

(3) schedule or refer for diagnostic audiological evaluation consistent with Joint Committee on Infant Hearing guidelines, http://www.jcih.org/posstatemts.htm, as updated.

Notes

25 Tex. Admin. Code § 37.506

The provisions of this §37.506 adopted to be effective May 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 3962; amended to be effective April 3, 2007, 32 TexReg 1913; amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 19, May 8, 2015, TexReg 2537, eff. 5/14/2015; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 51, December 18, 2020, TexReg 9212, eff. 12/23/2020