Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 661.599 – Newborn Hearing Screening Program Goals | Midpage
§ 661.599
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 661.599
Newborn Hearing Screening Program Goals
47 Ill. Reg. 12808AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Newborn Metabolic Screening Act [410 ILCS 240], the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee Act [410 ILCS 265], the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act [410 ILCS 213], and the Illinois Health Statistics Act [410 ILCS 520].DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
a) All infants born in Illinois will have their hearing screened prior to discharge from the hospital that performed the delivery, or no later than one month of age, whichever comes first.
b) All newborns referred from the Illinois Newborn Hearing Screening Program will have diagnostic testing completed by three months of age.
c) All infants diagnosed with significant hearing loss will be referred to the University of Illinois at Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children's Program for children with special health care needs authorized by the Specialized Care for Children Act [110 ILCS 345] and the Early Intervention Program (89 Ill. Adm. Code 500) authorized by the Early Intervention Services System Act [325 ILCS 20] by six months of age.
(Source: Recodified from 77 Ill. Adm. Code 662.10 to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 661.599 at 47 Ill. Reg. 12808)