Tex. Health and Safety Code § 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.