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Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICESPart 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICESChapter 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES
Subchapter S - NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING
Section 37.501 - Purpose

25 Tex. Admin. Code § 37.501

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Current through Reg. 50, No. 1; January 3, 2025
Section 37.501 - Purpose

The purpose of this subchapter is to describe the newborn hearing screening process administered by the Department of State Health Services pursuant to Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 47 to ensure all babies born in Texas receive a hearing screening, proper intervention, and referrals to services if they are suspected or diagnosed as deaf or hard of hearing.

25 Tex. Admin. Code § 37.501

The provisions of this §37.501 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