(a) A birthing facility screening provider shall be a department-certified newborn hearing screening program. A provider that is not certified is required to refer the infant to a department-certified newborn hearing screening program.     
      (b) A birthing facility screening provider shall:      
        (1) perform the initial hearing screening, or document why the screening was not performed, in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §47.003;       
        (2) provide screening results and educational materials to the parents;       
        (3) provide screening results to the applicable healthcare providers; and       
        (4) report results in accordance with §37.504 of this subchapter (relating to Required Reporting).       
      (c) Infants who do not pass the initial hearing screening must be offered a follow-up screening or referral consistent with Joint Committee on Infant Hearing guidelines, found at http://www.jcih.org/posstatemts.htm, as updated.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §37.505 adopted to be effective December 23, 2020, 45 TexReg 9210