2008 House Bill 5596

Mandate newborn hearing tests

Introduced in the House

Jan. 9, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Michael Sak (D-76)

To require health care facilities, or health care professionals in attendance at a birth, to test newborns for hearing impairment, or see to it that they are tested within 30 days. Also, to require the Department of Community Health to establish a program for the early detection of, and follow-up health care for, infants at risk for hearing impairment.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy