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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 13-672

NOTICES

Newborn Hearing Screening Program; Revision of Guidelines

[43 Pa.B. 2107]
[Saturday, April 13, 2013]

 The Department of Health's (Department) Newborn Hearing Screening Program and the Infant Hearing Screening Advisory Committee, established under the Infant Hearing Education, Assessment, Reporting and Referral Act (IHEARR) Act (act) (11 P. S. §§ 876-1—876-9), have updated the Newborn Hearing Screening Program Guidelines (Guidelines). The Guidelines provide guidance and recommended procedures for hospitals, physicians and audiologists in conducting and administering universal newborn hearing screening programs in accordance with the act.

 A copy of the revised Guidelines can be found on the Departments web site at www.health.state.pa.us/paearlyhearing or by contacting the Department of Health, Bureau of Family Health, Division of Newborn Screening Program, 625 Forster Street, H&W Building, 7th Floor East, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 783-8143.

 Persons with a disability who require an alternative format of this notice (for example, large print, audiotape, Braille) should contact the Department at the previously listed address or phone number, for speech and/or hearing impaired persons at V/TT (717) 783-6514, or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TT).

MICHAEL WOLF, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-672. Filed for public inspection April 12, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]


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