Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI)
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Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Outpatient Screening: Before One Month
Closing the follow-up gap: Outpatient screening
Role of Outpatient Screening Staff
- Complete outpatient rescreening before 1 month of age
- Educate parents about newborn hearing screening follow-up
- Prepare quiet infant for screening
- Screen both ears (ABR Tips, OAE Testing Steps & Do's and Don'ts, Clinic Quality Assurance Checklist)
- If infant does NOT PASS, schedule appointment for diagnostic audiological evaluation (Hearing Screening Follow-up Process)
- Document outpatient rescreening result in Baby's medical record
- Report final results to the parent, primary care provider, and MDH Newborn Screening Program
- Hearing PASS Result* (English) *Available in English, Hmong, Karen, Russian, Somali and Spanish (Newborn Screening Materials Order form)
- Hearing ALERT: REFER Result* (English) *Available in English, Hmong, Karen, Russian, Somali and Spanish (Newborn Screening Materials Order form)
- Report outpatient hearing screening results to MDH using Newborn Hearing Screening Outpatient Follow-up Report form
- Have a plan if infant/family does not show for appointment
Materials marked with * are available to order free-of-charge on the Minnesota Newborn Screening Program website.
Tips for Improvement
Policies and Procedures
2019 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Position Statement
Hearing Assessment in Infants and Children: Recommendations Beyond Neonatal Screening, 2009
Tools
Preparing for Your Baby's Audiology Appointment
Specialist Resources: Diagnostic Audiology Centers
Reporting Results
MDH Outpatient Hearing Rescreen Reporting Form
Outpatient Screening
Children with hearing loss that are identified and provided access to language BEFORE six months of age are able to learn spoken language at the same rate as their hearing peers.
Resources: Tools for Improvement
Materials marked with * are available to order free-of-charge on the Minnesota Newborn Screening Program website.
Resources for Providers
Newborn Hearing Screening Fact Sheet
Hearing PASS Result* (English) *Available in English, Hmong, Karen, Russian, Somali and Spanish (Newborn Screening Materials Order form)
Hearing ALERT: REFER Result* (English) *Available in English, Hmong, Karen, Russian, Somali and Spanish (Newborn Screening Materials Order form
Hearing Screening Result and Follow-up Process (Well baby nursery)
Hearing Screening Result and Follow-up Process (NICU graduates)
Hearing Screening Follow-up Process
Specialist Resources: Diagnostic Audiology Centers in Minnesota
Hearing Screening Results Report Form
Resources for Families
Your Baby's Hearing Screening and Next Steps
Family Fact Sheet (REFER / Did Not Pass)
Parent Preparation for Audiology Appointment Form
Does My Child Have a Hearing Loss? Emergency & Community Health Outreach (English) (Hmong) (Somali) (Spanish)
Resources in the Community
Local Public Health - County Agencies
Minnesota Hands and Voices: Resource Directory
Training Opportunities
Newborn Hearing Screening and Hearing Loss in Infants (01:01)
Transcript: Newborn Hearing Screening and Hearing Loss in Infants (PDF)
Standardize communications (written and verbal) with parents about hearing screening results
Identify two points of contact for families of infants who did not pass such as a relative or friend
Offer a referral to Minnesota Hands and Voices
Schedule the follow-up appointment during the visit
Report the results to the family, the primary care provider, and Minnesota Department of Health