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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Hearing Screening for Newborns Act is
5amended by changing Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, and 30 and adding
6Sections 2 and 23 as follows:
 
7    (410 ILCS 213/1)
8    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Early
9Hearing Detection and Intervention Act Hearing Screening for
10Newborns Act.
11(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
 
12    (410 ILCS 213/2 new)
13    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act:
14    "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
15    "Medical care facility" means a hospital, birthing center,
16and any other licensed facility that provides obstetrical and
17newborn nursery services.
 
18    (410 ILCS 213/5)
19    Sec. 5. Mandatory hearing screening.
20    (a) Each medical care facility By December 31, 2002, all
21hospitals performing deliveries shall conduct bilateral

 

 

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1hearing screening of each newborn infant of all newborn infants
2prior to discharge unless medically contraindicated or the
3infant is transferred to another hospital before the hearing
4screening can be completed. If the infant is transferred to
5another hospital prior to completion of the hearing screening,
6the hospital to which the infant is transferred shall complete
7the hearing screening prior to discharge. All medical care
8facilities shall make provisions for an outpatient screening
9for infants born outside a medical care facility.
10    (b) The facility performing the hearing screening shall
11report the results of the hearing screening to the Department
12within 7 days of screening.
13    If there is no hearing screening result or an infant does
14not pass the hearing screening in both ears at the same time,
15the medical care facility shall refer the infant's parents or
16guardians to a health care practitioner for follow-up, and
17document and report the referral, including the name of the
18health care practitioner, to the Department in a format
19determined by the Department.
20    For infants born outside a medical care facility, the
21newborn's primary care provider shall refer the patient to a
22medical care facility for the hearing screening to be done in
23compliance with this Section within 30 days after birth, unless
24a different time period is medically indicated.
25    (c) Follow-up to hearing screening includes:
26        (1) for newborns, infants, and children with confirmed

 

 

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1    hearing loss, making the audiological, medical, language
2    and communication, aural habilitation, parent-to-parent
3    support, and intervention referrals and documenting the
4    referrals and outcomes to the Department or in the State's
5    designated data system; and
6        (2) for newborns, infants, and children with a
7    confirmed hearing loss, audiologists, early intervention
8    programs and providers, parent-to-parent support programs,
9    the Department of Human Services, and the University of
10    Illinois at Chicago Division of Specialized Care for
11    Children reporting screening, diagnosis, amplification,
12    and intervention outcomes to the Department.
13(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
 
14    (410 ILCS 213/10)
15    Sec. 10. Reports to Department of Public Health.
16Physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants,
17otolaryngologists, audiologists, ancillary health care
18providers, early intervention programs and providers,
19parent-to-parent support programs, the Department of Human
20Services, and the University of Illinois at Chicago Division of
21Specialized Care for Children shall report all hearing testing,
22medical treatment, and intervention outcomes related to
23newborn hearing screening or newly identified hearing loss for
24children birth through 6 years of age to the Department.
25Reporting shall be done within 7 days after the date of service

 

 

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1or after an inquiry from the Department. Reports shall be in a
2format determined by the Department. Hospitals shall report
3information about each child with a positive hearing screening
4result to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
5(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
 
6    (410 ILCS 213/15)
7    Sec. 15. Department of Public Health to maintain registry
8of cases. The Illinois Department of Public Health shall
9maintain a registry documenting screening, diagnosis, and
10intervention of cases of positive hearing screening results,
11including information needed for the purpose of follow-up
12services.
13(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
 
14    (410 ILCS 213/23 new)
15    Sec. 23. Information sharing.
16    (a) For the purposes of documentation and coordination of
17medical care or intervention services, the Department may share
18newborn hearing screening information with medical care
19facilities, health care providers, early intervention programs
20and providers, local health departments, the Department of
21Human Services, and the University of Illinois at Chicago
22Division of Specialized Care for Children.
23    (b) For the purposes of documentation and coordination of
24medical care or intervention services, medical care

 

 

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1facilities, health care providers, early intervention programs
2and providers, local health departments, the Department of
3Human Services, and the University of Illinois at Chicago
4Division of Specialized Care for Children shall submit
5information or reports about newborn, infant, and child hearing
6screening and diagnostic testing, follow-up services,
7intervention, and parent support services to the Department.
8Documentation is only required to be provided for those
9services provided. Reporting shall be done within 7 days of the
10date of service or an inquiry from the Department. Reports
11shall be in a format determined by the Department. Reports by
12medical care facilities shall be in accordance with only
13subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.
14    (c) Except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct, no
15health care provider, hospital, or medical facility acting in
16compliance with this Section shall be civilly or criminally
17liable for any act performed in compliance with this Section,
18including furnishing information required according to this
19Section.
 
20    (410 ILCS 213/30)
21    Sec. 30. Rules. The Department of Human Services shall
22adopt promulgate rules necessary to implement this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
 
24    (410 ILCS 213/20 rep.)

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Hearing Screening for Newborns Act is
2amended by repealing Section 20.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.