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Public Act 099-0834
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| HB4935 Enrolled | LRB099 19626 MJP 44023 b |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Hearing Screening for Newborns Act is |
amended by changing Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, and 30 and adding |
Sections 2 and 23 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 213/1)
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Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Early |
Hearing Detection and Intervention Act Hearing Screening for |
Newborns Act.
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(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
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(410 ILCS 213/2 new) |
Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
"Department" means the Department of Public Health. |
"Medical care facility" means a hospital, birthing center, |
and any other licensed facility that provides obstetrical and |
newborn nursery services.
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(410 ILCS 213/5)
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Sec. 5. Mandatory hearing screening. |
(a) Each medical care facility By December 31, 2002, all
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hospitals performing deliveries shall conduct bilateral |
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hearing screening of each newborn infant of all newborn
infants |
prior to discharge unless medically contraindicated or the |
infant is transferred to another hospital before the hearing |
screening can be completed. If the infant is transferred to |
another hospital prior to completion of the hearing screening, |
the hospital to which the infant is transferred shall complete |
the hearing screening prior to discharge. All medical care |
facilities shall make provisions for an outpatient screening |
for infants born outside a medical care facility. |
(b) The facility performing the hearing screening shall |
report the results of the hearing screening to the Department |
within 7 days of screening. |
If there is no hearing screening result or an infant does |
not pass the hearing screening in both ears at the same time, |
the medical care facility shall refer the infant's parents or |
guardians to a health care practitioner for follow-up, and |
document and report the referral, including the name of the |
health care practitioner, to the Department in a format |
determined by the Department. |
For infants born outside a medical care facility, the |
newborn's primary care provider shall refer the patient to a |
medical care facility for the hearing screening to be done in |
compliance with this Section within 30 days after birth, unless |
a different time period is medically indicated. |
(c) Follow-up to hearing screening includes: |
(1) for newborns, infants, and children with confirmed |
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hearing loss, making the audiological, medical, language |
and communication, aural habilitation, parent-to-parent |
support, and intervention referrals and documenting the |
referrals and outcomes to the Department or in the State's |
designated data system; and |
(2) for newborns, infants, and children with a |
confirmed hearing loss, audiologists, early intervention |
programs and providers, parent-to-parent support programs, |
the Department of Human Services, and the University of |
Illinois at Chicago Division of Specialized Care for |
Children reporting screening, diagnosis, amplification, |
and intervention outcomes to the Department.
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(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
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(410 ILCS 213/10)
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Sec. 10. Reports to Department of Public Health. |
Physicians, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, |
otolaryngologists, audiologists, ancillary health care |
providers, early intervention programs and providers, |
parent-to-parent support programs, the Department of Human |
Services, and the University of Illinois at Chicago Division of |
Specialized Care for Children shall report all hearing testing, |
medical treatment, and intervention outcomes related to |
newborn hearing screening or newly identified hearing loss for |
children birth through 6 years of age to the Department. |
Reporting shall be done within 7 days after the date of service |
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or after an inquiry from the Department. Reports shall be in a |
format determined by the Department. Hospitals shall report
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information about each child with a positive hearing screening |
result to the
Illinois Department of Public Health.
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(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
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(410 ILCS 213/15)
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Sec. 15. Department of Public Health to maintain registry |
of cases. The
Illinois Department of Public Health shall |
maintain a registry documenting screening, diagnosis, and |
intervention of cases of
positive hearing screening results, |
including information needed for the
purpose of follow-up |
services.
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(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
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(410 ILCS 213/23 new) |
Sec. 23. Information sharing. |
(a) For the purposes of documentation and coordination of |
medical care or intervention services, the Department may share |
newborn hearing screening information with medical care |
facilities, health care providers, early intervention programs |
and providers, local health departments, the Department of |
Human Services, and the University of Illinois at Chicago |
Division of Specialized Care for Children. |
(b) For the purposes of documentation and coordination of |
medical care or intervention services, medical care |
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facilities, health care providers, early intervention programs |
and providers, local health departments, the Department of |
Human Services, and the University of Illinois at Chicago |
Division of Specialized Care for Children shall submit |
information or reports about newborn, infant, and child hearing |
screening and diagnostic testing, follow-up services, |
intervention, and parent support services to the Department. |
Documentation is only required to be provided for those |
services provided. Reporting shall be done within 7 days of the |
date of service or an inquiry from the Department. Reports |
shall be in a format determined by the Department. Reports by |
medical care facilities shall be in accordance with only |
subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5. |
(c) Except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct, no |
health care provider, hospital, or medical facility acting in |
compliance with this Section shall be civilly or criminally |
liable for any act performed in compliance with this Section, |
including furnishing information required according to this |
Section.
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(410 ILCS 213/30)
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Sec. 30. Rules. The Department of Human Services shall |
adopt promulgate rules
necessary to implement this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 91-67, eff. 7-9-99.)
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(410 ILCS 213/20 rep.) |