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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 124118 — Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 124118

Type
Statute
Source
California Health and Safety Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2007-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

The department or its designee shall provide every general acute care hospital that has licensed perinatal services, or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), as specified in Section 123975, written information on the current and most effective means available to screen the hearing of newborns and…

Citator

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 124118 — Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

The department or its designee shall provide every general acute care hospital that has licensed perinatal services, or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), as specified in Section 123975, written information on the current and most effective means available to screen the hearing of newborns and infants, and shall provide technical assistance and consultation to these hospitals in developing a system of screening each newborn and infant receiving care at the facility. The information shall also include the mechanism for referral of newborns and infants with abnormal test results.