(b) The program manager for infant hearing screening shall ensure that infants are referred, prior to discharge from the facility, to a provider licensed under State Education Law and authorized under such law to perform infant hearing screening or an article 28 facility.

1. (1) The parent shall be informed that the screening should be completed within four weeks of the infant's discharge from the facility if possible and not later than 12 weeks following birth.
2. (2) The parent shall be provided with education materials on the importance of early detection of hearing loss, supplied by or consistent with department materials; and, a list of licensed providers and/or article 28 facilities where infant hearing screening may be obtained.
3. (3) The parent shall receive a prescription for an outpatient screening by an article 28 provider or a provider licensed under the State Education Law and authorized by such law to perform infant hearing screening. The prescription shall require that results be returned to the facility issuing the prescription.
4. (4) The referral, including issuance of a prescription, shall be documented in the infant's record and discharge summary to facilitate follow-up by the infant's primary health care provider.