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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-15-1104

Screening of newborns

Acts 1993, No. 1096, § 4; 1995, No. 1296, § 78.

(1) All hospitals, birthing centers, and lay midwives shall complete a hearing impairment at-risk questionnaire for each newborn infant before discharge or, in the case of a lay midwife, within seventy-two (72) hours of the birth of the infant.

(2) All hearing impairment at-risk questionnaires shall be completed by a designee of the hospital or birthing center or by the midwife.

(3) However, no infant shall be screened for hearing impairment whose parent presents a written statement that he or she objects to the screening of his or her child.

(4) The hospital, birthing center, or lay midwife shall forward to the Department of Health a copy of all completed questionnaires.

(5) The hospital, birthing center, or lay midwife shall provide the parents or guardians of all newborn infants with written materials provided by the department concerning hearing impairment.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.