N.J. Admin. Code § 8:19-1.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:19-1.8 - High-risk indicators

(a) Upon receiving notice pursuant to 8:19-1.9(f)1 of the presence in an infant of risk indicators that the JCIH Position Statement identifies as requiring audiologic monitoring to detect progressive or late-onset hearing loss, the infant's responsible physician shall ensure the monitoring of these infants in accordance with the time intervals and other protocols identified in the JCIH Position Statement.

(b) Birthing facilities that treat infants and children up to the third birthday with ototoxic medications shall implement ototoxic drug screening procedures, established pursuant to 8:19-1.3(d)14.

(c) If risk indicators for late-onset hearing loss are identified after discharge from the birthing facility and at any time until a child's third birthday, the responsible physician and any audiologist who may have seen the child identifying the presence of the risk indicators shall report the risk indicators to the EHDI program by means of the Newborn Hearing Follow-up Report, and advise the parent of the need to have an audiologic evaluation, when indicated (in terms of the child's age), by the JCIH Position Statement.

1. Audiologists who identify the presence of a risk indicator for late-onset hearing loss shall inform the child's responsible physician of this condition and the need for follow-up.

2. Once informed of the newly identified risk indicator for late-onset hearing loss, the responsible physician shall advise the child's parent of the importance of the child receiving audiologic evaluation in accordance with (c) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:19-1.8

Amended by R.2011 d.188, effective 7/5/2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 105(a), 43 N.J.R. 1524(a).
Rewrote the section.