Utah Admin. Code R398-2-4 - Responsibility for Screening
(1) Each
institution shall designate a person to be responsible for the newborn hearing
screening program in that institution.
(2) A state licensed audiologist shall
oversee each newborn hearing screening program. This audiologist may be full or
part time, on or off site, an employee of the institution, or under contract or
other arrangement that allows them to oversee the newborn hearing screening
program. The audiologist shall advise the institution about each aspect of the
newborn hearing screening program, including screening, tracking, follow-up,
and referral for diagnosis.
(3) The
institution must provide inpatient newborn hearing screening services as
required by this rule before discharge, unless the infant is transferred to
another institution before screening is completed. For infants who need
additional procedures to complete the screening process due to a missed test,
inconclusive results, or a failure to pass, the institution shall provide
outpatient screening.
(4) If the
institution transfers the infant to another institution before screening is
completed, the receiving institution must provide inpatient hearing screening
services as required by this rule before discharge. For infants who need
additional procedures to complete the screening process due to a missed test,
inconclusive results, or a failure to pass, the institution shall provide
outpatient screening.
(5) If the
infant is born outside of an institution, the birth attendant must perform or
arrange for the infant's hearing screening before ten days of age as required
by this rule. This shall include follow-up screening as required after a fail
result.
(6) If there is no birth
attendant, a parent must have the infant's hearing screened, according to
Department protocols, before the infant is ten days of age. This shall include
follow-up screening as required after a fail result.
(7) A person who is appropriately trained and
supervised, according to protocols as established by the Department with input
from the Newborn Hearing Screening Committee, as described in Section
26B-1-432 shall perform the
newborn hearing screening.
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