Sec. 47.004.  CERTIFICATION OF SCREENING PROGRAMS.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall establish certification criteria for implementing a program.
(b)  In order to be certified, the program must:
(1)  provide hearing screening using equipment recommended by the department;
(2)  use appropriate staff to provide the screening;
(3)  maintain and report data electronically as required by department rule;
(4)  distribute family, health care provider, and physician educational materials standardized by the department;
(5)  provide information, as recommended by the department, to the parents on follow-up services for newborns and infants who do not pass the screening; and
(6)  be supervised by:
(A)  a physician;
(B)  an audiologist;
(C)  a registered nurse; or
(D)  a physician assistant.
(c)  The department may certify a program that meets and maintains the certification criteria.
(d)  The department may renew the certification of a program on a periodic basis as established by department rule in order to ensure quality services to newborns, infants, and families.
(e)  A fee may not be charged to certify or recertify a program.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 411), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0171, eff. April 2, 2015.