{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-47.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 47.004","heading":"CERTIFICATION OF SCREENING PROGRAMS.","body":"(a) The executive commissioner shall establish certification criteria for implementing a program.\n(b) In order to be certified, the program must:\n(1) provide hearing screening using equipment recommended by the department;\n(2) use appropriate staff to provide the screening;\n(3) maintain and report data electronically as required by department rule;\n(4) distribute family, health care provider, and physician educational materials standardized by the department;\n(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\n(6) be supervised by:\n(A) a physician;\n(B) an audiologist;\n(C) a registered nurse; or\n(D) a physician assistant.\n(c) The department may certify a program that meets and maintains the certification criteria.\n(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.\n(e) A fee may not be charged to certify or recertify a program.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1347, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1273 (H.B. 411), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2011.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0171, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE B. HEALTH PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 47. HEARING LOSS IN NEWBORNS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.47.htm#47.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"2d6fc30702cd8fe305423ecd830e432fc13e4bb7a8b0bff74bd53cdc094c5fa2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-47.0032","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-47.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}