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Senate Bill 793 |
Senate Author: Deuell |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Laubenberg |
Previous law required the newborn hearing screening required to be performed by a birthing facility through a program certified by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to be performed directly or through a transfer agreement. Senate Bill 793 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the screening to be performed either directly or through a referral to another program certified by DSHS. The bill includes among the exceptions to the screening requirement that the newborn was discharged from the birthing facility not more than 10 hours after birth and a referral for the newborn was made to a DSHS-certified program at another birthing facility or operated by a physician or health care provider.