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State EHDI/UNHS Mandates: Summary Table

This table shows only what is required by the law, which may be different from what states are doing. For example, Rhode Island has one of the best statewide tracking and reporting systems in the country, even though their law does not mention tracking and reporting.

Summary of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
States Year Passed Full Implementation by: Requires Screening of: Advisory Committee Established? Covered Benefit of Health Insurance? Report to State DOH Provision of Educational Materials? Informed Consent by Parents? Liability Immunity? Parental Objection Exclusion? Hearing Impairment Defined?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Alaska 2006 Jan 1, 2008 All Babies   Yes Yes Yes   Yes Yes Yes
Arizona 2007     Yes   Yes Yes        
Arkansas 1999 July 1, 2000 Hospitals
>50 births		 Yes Medicaid Yes Yes     Yes Yes
California 2006 Jan 1, 2008 All Babies   Medicaid   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Colorado 1997 July 1, 1999 85% of newborns Yes     Yes        
Connecticut 1997 July 1, 2000 All Babies Yes Yes Yes Yes     Yes  
Delaware 2005 Oct 7, 2005 All Babies   Yes       Yes   Yes
District of Columbia 2001   All Babies   Yes     Yes   Yes Yes
Florida 2000 Oct 01, 2000 All Babies   Yes   Yes       Yes
Georgia 1999 July 1, 2001 95% of newborns Yes     Yes        
Hawaii 1990  Not Specified All Babies     Yes          
Illinois 1999 Dec 31, 2002 All Babies Yes     Yes     Yes  
Indiana 1999 July 1, 2000 All Babies Yes Yes Yes Yes     Yes  
Iowa 2003 Jan 1, 2004 All Babies     Yes     Yes Yes  
Kansas 1999   All Babies         Yes      
Kentucky 2000   Hospitals
>40 births		 Yes    Yes         Yes
Louisiana 1999 July 1, 2000† All Babies Yes              
Maine 1999 Nov 01, 2001 >85% Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes   Yes
Maryland 1999 July 1, 2000 All Babies Yes Yes Yes Yes         
Massachusetts 1997 Not Specified All Babies Yes Yes Yes       Yes  
Minnesota 2007*   All Babies Yes   Yes   Yes Yes    
Mississippi 1997 Jan 1, 1998 All Babies Yes   Yes Yes    Yes    
Missouri 1999 Jan 1, 2002 All Babies Yes Yes Yes Yes     Yes   
Montana 2001 June 30, 2003 All Babies Yes   Yes          
States
Year Passed
Full Implementation by:
 Requires Screening of: Advisory Committee Established? Covered Benefit of Health Insurance? Report to State DOH Provision of Educational Materials? Informed Consent by Parents? Liability Immunity? Parental Objection Exclusion? Hearing Impairment Defined?
Nebraska 2000 Dec 01, 2003 >95%   Yes Yes Yes     Yes  
Nevada 2000 Jan 1, 2001 Hospitals
> 500		     Yes Yes      Yes  
New Hampshire 2000                    
New Jersey 2000 Jan 1, 2002 All Babies Yes  Yes  Yes Yes Yes    Yes Yes
New Mexico 2001   All Babies                
New York 1999 Not Specified Hospitals >400 births     Yes         Yes
North Carolina 1999 Not Specified All Babies     Yes Yes      Yes  
Ohio 2002 June 30, 2004 All Babies Yes Yes Yes       Yes Yes
Oklahoma 2000   All                
Oregon 1999 July 1, 2000 Hospitals
>200 births		 Yes   Yes Yes     Yes  
Pennsylvania 2001 July 1, 2003 85% of newborns Yes   Yes Yes   Yes    
Rhode Island 1992 July 1, 1993 All Babies   Yes         Yes  
South Carolina 2000 June 30, 2001 Hospitals
>100 births		 Yes Yes   Yes  Yes       Yes
Texas 1999 April 1, 2001 Hospitals
>100 births		   Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes   Yes
Utah 1998 July 1, 1999 All Babies Yes   Yes  Yes       Yes
Virginia 1998 July 1, 2000 All Babies Yes Yes Yes  Yes     Yes  
West Virginia 1998 July 1, 2000 All Babies Yes Yes Yes          
Wisconsin 1999 July 1, 2003 88% of newborns     Yes         Yes
Wyoming 1999 July 1, 1999 All Babies       Yes  Yes      
States
Year Passed
Full Implementation by:
 Requires Screening of: Advisory Committee Established? Covered Benefit of Health Insurance? Report to State DOH Provision of Educational Materials? Informed Consent by Parents? Liability Immunity? Parental Objection Exclusion? Hearing Impairment Defined?
† Date rules are to be adopted by the state. No mention is made in the law of when full implementation must occur.

Note: This table shows only what is required by the law, which may be different from what states are doing. For example, Rhode Island has one of the best statewide tracking and reporting systems in the country, even though their law does not mention tracking and reporting.