For each infant delivered at the facility or site, birthing hospital staff and, in the cases of alternative birthing sites, the licensed professional attending the birth shall:

1. A. Within 48 hours of delivery, enter demographic and birth event data into the Department database;

2. B. Within 48 hours of discharge from care in the Department database:

   1. (1) Document:

      1. (a) The hearing screening test results; and
      2. (b) Any known risk factors; and

   2. (2) Identify and document:

      1. (a) The infant’s primary care provider; and
      2. (b) Any referrals made; and

3. C. Provide to the family:

   1. (1) Written documentation of the birth hearing screening results;
   2. (2) Any identified risk factors; and
   3. (3) Instructions for any recommended follow-up.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§13-601—13-605, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 20, 1992 (19:1 Md. R. 32)

Regulations .01—.09 repealed and new Regulations .01—.09 adopted effective June 22, 2015 (42:12 Md. R. 762)

Regulation .03B amended effective March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 291)