N.J. Admin. Code § 8:19-1.9

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:19-1.9 - Hearing screening follow-up

(a) If hearing screening and/or rescreening is performed on both ears of an infant prior to discharge, then, prior to the infant's discharge home, the birthing facility shall:

1. Notify the responsible physician of the results by written documentation, and

2. Notify the parent of the results via face-to-face communication along with written documentation.

(b) If hearing screening is not performed on one or both ears of an infant prior to discharge, then, prior to the infant's discharge home, the birthing facility shall:

1. Notify the responsible physician by written documentation; and

2. Notify and counsel the parent via face-to-face communication along with written documentation of the need for a follow-up hearing screening by a licensed audiologist, licensed physician, or other examiners under their direction and/or supervision.

(c) If an infant does not pass hearing screening on one or both ears prior to discharge, then, prior to the infant's discharge home, the birthing facility shall:

1. Notify the responsible physician by written documentation; and

2. Notify and counsel the parent via face-to-face communication along with written documentation of the need for follow-up hearing screening or audiologic evaluation in accordance with 8:19-1.3(k) and 1.5(b).

(d) If outpatient hearing screening, or rescreening is clinically indicated, the birthing facility shall advise the parent that screening or rescreening must be performed before the 28th day following the newborn's birth, or as soon thereafter as the infant is medically cleared for hearing screening.

(e) If outpatient audiologic evaluation is clinically indicated, the birthing facility shall advise the parent that audiologic evaluation must be performed before the 90th day following the infant's birth, or as soon as the infant is medically cleared for audiologic evaluation.

(f) If an infant presents with risk indicators associated with hearing loss as identified in the JCIH Position Statement, then, prior to the infant's discharge home, the birthing facility shall:

1. Notify the responsible physician by written documentation;

2. Notify the parents via face-to-face communication along with written documentation of the risk indicator(s) present; and

3. Counsel parents to monitor their infant's hearing according to the time intervals specified in the JCIH Position Statement.

(g) The birthing facility shall provide parents of infants for whom audiologic evaluation is clinically indicated with information identifying licensed providers of pediatric audiologic evaluation.

(h) If, prior to discharge of an infant home, the infant does not pass or receive hearing screening of one or both ears, the birthing facility shall make at least one documented attempt to remind the infant's parent of the infant's need to receive follow-up screening, rescreening, and/or audiologic evaluation by communicating to the parent by one or more of the following means:

1. Letter to the parent sent using the United States Postal Service or a commercial letter or package delivery service, using the last known address of the parent;

2. Telephone call or telefacsimile to the last known telephone or telefacsimile number of the parent, excluding busy signals or no answer; and/or

3. Electronic mail to the last known electronic mail or text messaging address of the parent, provided the electronic mail is not returned as undeliverable.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:19-1.9

Amended by R.2011 d.188, effective 7/5/2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 105(a), 43 N.J.R. 1524(a).
In the introductory paragraphs of (a) and (b), deleted "a physiological" preceding "hearing"; in (a), substituted "and/or rescreening" for "measure"; in the introductory paragraphs of (b) and (c), deleted "measure" following "screening"; in the introductory paragraph of (c), deleted "the physiologic" preceding "hearing"; in (c)2, substituted "audiologic evaluation" for "diagnostic testing", inserted "1.3(k) and" and deleted "and (d)" from the end; rewrote (d), (e), (g) and (h); and deleted (i) and (j).