12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-80-95

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 6, November 4, 2024

Section 12VAC5-80-95 - Responsibilities of persons providing audiological services after discharge

Persons who provide audiological services and who determine that a child has failed to pass a hearing screening, was not successfully tested, or has a hearing loss shall:

1. Provide the screening or evaluation results to the parent and to the child's primary medical care provider;

2. Send a Virginia Department of Health report including test results, diagnosis, and recommendations to the Virginia Department of Health, in a manner devised by the department, which may be electronic, within two weeks of the visit;

3. Advise the parent about and offer referral to local early intervention or education programs; and

4. Give resource information to the parent of any child who is found to have a hearing loss, including but not limited to the degrees and effects of hearing loss, communication options, amplification options, the importance of medical follow up, and agencies and organizations that provide services to children with hearing loss and their families.

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-80-95

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 16, Issue 16, eff. July 1, 2000.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-64.1 of the Code of Virginia.