Newborn Hearing Screening Requirement
A newborn hearing screening must be completed at the birthing facility. Automated auditory brainstem response (AABR) or transient evoke or distortion product otoacoustic emissions (OAE) may be performed. If an infant is not born in a birthing facility and is not admitted to a birthing facility, the infant must be referred to a facility that provides newborn hearing screening. Newborns who do not pass the initial screen must be rescreened a second time in the birthing facility before discharge. Screening Results Birthing facilities must...
