| Florida Summary of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Legislation |
| Issue |
Excerpts from Legislation/Rules & Regulations |
| Year Passed |
2000 |
2000 Legislature CS/HB 399, First Engrossed |
Full
Implementation by: |
Oct. 01, 2000 |
Statute: Sec.1, (3), i)
By October 1, 2000, newborn hearing screening must be conducted on all newborns in hospitals in this state on birth admission.
Source: HB 399 |
Requires
Screening of: |
All Babies |
Statute: Sec.1, (3), a) Each licensed hospital or other state-licensed birthing facility that provides maternity and newborn care services shall provide that all newborns are, prior to discharge, screened for the detection of hearing loss, to prevent the consequences of unidentified disorders.
Source: HB 399 |
Covered Benefit
of Health Insurance? |
Yes |
Statute: Sec.1, (3), j)The initial procedure for screening the hearing of the newborn or infant and any medically necessary follow up reevaluations leading to diagnosis shall be a covered benefit, reimbursable under Medicaid as an expense compensated supplemental to the per diem rate for Medicaid patients enrolled in Medi Pass or Medicaid patients covered by a fee for service program. For Medicaid patients enrolled in HMOs, providers shall be reimbursed directly by the Medicaid Program Office at the Medicaid rate. This service may not be considered a covered service for the purposes of establishing the payment rate for Medicaid HMOs. All health insurance policies and health maintenance organizations as provided under ss. 627.6416, 627.6579, and 641.31(30), Florida Statutes, except for supplemental policies that only provide coverage for specific diseases, hospital indemnity, or Medicare supplement, or to the supplemental polices, shall compensate providers for the covered benefit at the contracted rate. Non-hospital-based providers shall be eligible to bill Medicaid for the professional and technical component of each procedure code.
Source: HB 399 |
Provision of
Eductation
Materials? |
Yes |
Statute: Sec.1, (3), i)
When a newborn is delivered in a facility other than a hospital, the parents must be instructed on the importance of having the hearing screening performed and must be given information to assist them in having the screening performed within 3 months after the child's birth.
Source: HB 399 |
| Hearing Impairment Defined? |
Yes |
Definition Sec.1, (2), (c)
(c) "Hearing impairment" means a hearing loss of 30 dB
31 HL or greater in the frequency region important for speech recognition and comprehension in one or both ears, approximately 500 through 4,000 hertz.
Source: CS/HB 399 |
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