New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-P - Former Division of Public Health Services
Chapter He-P 3000 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Part He-P 3008 - NEWBORN DRIED BLOOD SPOT SCREENING, CRITICAL CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE SCREENING AND NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING
Section He-P 3008.15 - Reporting of Newborn Hearing Screening Information to EHDI Program

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-P 3008.15

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Within 2 weeks of testing, individuals conducting newborn hearing screening and diagnostic hearing evaluation shall report the following information to the EHDI program via the EHDI database:

(1) Demographic information, including:
a. The infant's name;

b. The infant's sex;

c. The infant's race;

d. The family of the infant's preferred language for communication;

e. The infant's date of birth;

f. The infant's medical record number;

g. The infant's birth facility;

h. Family contact information; and

i. The infant's health care provider; and

(2) Results from testing, including:
a. Birth facility;

b. Testing date;

c. Type of testing;

d. Testing results;

e. Diagnosis; and

f. Risk factors for progressive hearing loss.

(b) Birth facilities shall fax to the EHDI program within 48 hours the hearing screening and diagnostic hearing in (a) above for any infant who does not pass the final newborn hearing screening.

(c) Newborn screen and diagnostic hearing information shall be reported via secure means of transmission such as secure fax to 603-271-4519 or secure file transfer protocol.

(d) In addition to the information in (a), above, New Hampshire audiologists providing diagnostic hearing evaluation shall submit to the department the following information:

(1) Referral information for medical, genetic, and early support services; and

(2) Hearing follow-up information, such as post-referral disposition.

(e) In addition to the information in (a) above, New Hampshire organizations and agencies providing intervention and early supports and services to children between the ages of birth and three years with hearing conditions shall submit to the department the following information:

(1) Early supports and services, individual family service plan, start date and discharge date; and

(2) Nature of the services provided and post referral disposition date.

#8529, eff 12-23-05; ss by #9725, eff 7-1-10 (from He-P 3008.14)

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