1. (a) All persons performing physiologic hearing screenings for infants less than six months of age shall report within five days following the screening (or date of the appointment for the screening) to the North Carolina State Laboratory for Public Health, using forms developed by the Department of Health and Human Services:

   1. (1) Identifying information (such as name, address, birthdate, mother's name, mother's Social Security number, mother's Medicaid number, birth hospital, physician, county of residence) for each infant, and either
   2. (2) The outcome of each hearing screening; or

   3. (3) The date of the missed scheduled appointment for such screening.

      Birthing/neonatal facilities shall submit initial hearing screening outcomes simultaneously with each infant's blood specimen for genetic screening, using forms developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

2. (b) All birthing/neonatal facilities performing neonatal physiologic hearing screenings shall report quarterly to the Division of Public Health, using forms developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, within 30 days after the end of each quarter in the calendar year, total unduplicated count of:

   1. (1) Neonates who were screened;
   2. (2) Neonates whose parents or guardians objected to the hearing screening;
   3. (3) Live births, if the report is being submitted by a medical facility;
   4. (4) Transfers into the facility, not previously screened; and
   5. (5) Neonates not screened due to transfer out of the facility, NICU complications, missed screening, death or other reasons.

3. (a) All persons performing diagnostic auditory evaluations and assessments for selection of amplification for infants less than twelve months of age shall report within five days of the appointment to the North Carolina State Laboratory for Public Health, using forms developed by the Department of Health and Human Services:

   1. (1) Identifying information (such as name, address, birthdate, mother's name, mother's Social Security number, mother's Medicaid number, birth hospital, physician, county of residence) for each child, and either
   2. (2) The outcome of the diagnostic evaluation and amplification selection; or
   3. (3) The date of the missed appointment for such evaluations or assessments.

History Note: Authority G.S. 130A-125;
Temporary Adoption Eff. October 1, 1999;
Eff. August 1, 2000;
Temporary Amendment Eff. January 8, 2001;
Temporary Amendment Expired October 29, 2001;
Temporary Amendment Eff. May 17, 2002;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2003;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017.