Statute: Sec.1, Sec. 3701.505, (A), (2)
A hospital or freestanding birthing center may commence taking these actions at any time after the effective date of the rules but not later than June 30, 2004, unless an extension is granted. The director may grant an extension to delay for up to one year after June 30, 2004, the requirement of compliance with the rules if the hospital or freestanding birthing center requesting the extension demonstrates justifiable cause for the extension. Justifiable cause may include having ordered but not yet received hearing screening equipment, ongoing efforts to obtain financing for the equipment, or any other cause accepted by the director.

Statute: Sec.1, Sec. 3701.505, (A)(1)(a)
(A)(1) Each hospital and each freestanding birthing center shall do all of the following:
(a) Conduct a hearing screening on each newborn promptly or infant born in the hospital or center unless the newborn or infant
is transferred to another hospital;

Statute: Sec.1, Sec. 3701.507. (A)
Sec. 3701.507. (A) To assist in implementing sections 3701.503 to
3701.509 of the Revised Code, the medically handicapped children's medical advisory council created in section 3701.025 of the Revised Code shall appoint a permanent infant hearing screening subcommittee. The subcommittee shall consist of the following members: (1) One otolaryngologist; (2) One neonatologist; (3) One pediatrician; (4) One neurologist; (5) One hospital administrator; (6) Two or more audiologists who are experienced in infant hearing screening and evaluation; (7) One speech-language pathologist licensed under section 4753.07 of the Revised Code; (8) Two persons who are each a parent of a hearing-impaired child; (9) One geneticist; (10) One epidemiologist; (11) One adult who is deaf or hearing impaired; (12) One representative from an organization for the deaf or hearing impaired; (13) One family advocate; (14) One nurse from a well-baby neonatal nursery; (15) One nurse from a special care neonatal nursery; (16) One teacher of the deaf who works with infants and toddlers; (17) One representative of the health insurance industry; (18) One representative of the bureau for children with medical handicaps; (19) One representative of the department of education; (20) One representative of the Ohio department of job and family services who has responsibilities regarding medicaid; (21) Any other person the advisory council appoints.
(B) The infant hearing subcommittee shall:
(1) Consult with the director of health regarding the administration of sections 3701.503 to 3701.509 of the Revised Code;
(2) Advise and make recommendations regarding proposed rules prior to their adoption by the public health council under section 3701.508 of the Revised Code;
(3) Consult with the director of health and advise and make
recommendations regarding program development and implementation under sections 3701.503 to 3701.509 of the Revised Code, including all of the following:
(a) Establishment under section 3701.504 of the Revised Code of the
statewide hearing screening, tracking, and early intervention program to identify newborn and infant hearing impairment; (b) Identification of locations where assessment of infants hearing
evaluations may be conducted;  (c) Recommendations for methods and techniques of risk hearing screening and hearing evaluation;
(d) Referral, data recording and compilation, and procedures to
encourage follow-up hearing care;  (e) Maintenance of a register of newborns and infants who do not pass the hearing screening;
 (f) Preparation of the information required by section 3701.506 of the Revised Code and any other information the public health council requires the department of health to provide.

Statute: Sec.1, Sec. 3923.55, (B)-(F),
(B) Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the Revised Code, each policy of individual or group sickness and accident insurance delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on or after the effective date of this amendment, that provides coverage for family members of the insured shall provide, with respect to that coverage, that any benefits applicable for children shall include benefits for child health supervision services from the moment of birth until age nine.
(C) A policy that provides the benefits described in division (B) of this section may limit the benefits to cover only the expenses of child health supervision services that are performed by one physician or by a health care professional under the supervision of one physician during the course of any one visit.
(D) Copayments and deductibles shall be reasonable and shall not be a barrier to the necessary utilization of child health supervision services by covered persons.
(E) Benefits for child health supervision services that are provided to a child during the period from birth to age one shall not exceed a maximum limit of five hundred dollars, including benefits for the hearing screening required by the program established under section 3701.504 of the Revised Code. The benefits for the hearing screening shall not exceed a maximum limit of seventy-five dollars. Benefits for child health supervision services that are provided to a child during any year thereafter shall not exceed a maximum limit of one hundred fifty dollars per year.
(F) This section does not apply to any policy that provides coverage for specific diseases or accidents only, or to any hospital indemnity, medicare supplement, or other policy that offers only supplemental benefits.
Sec. 3923.56. (A) Notwithstanding section 3901.71 of the Revised
Code, each employee benefit plan established or maintained in this state on or after the effective date of this amendment that provides coverage for family members of the employee shall provide, with respect to that coverage, that any benefits applicable for children shall include benefits for child health supervision services from the moment of birth until age nine.
(B) A plan that provides the benefits described in division (A) of this section may limit the benefits to cover only the expenses of child health supervision services that are performed by one physician or by a health care professional under the supervision of one physician during the course of any one visit.
(C) Copayments and deductibles shall be reasonable and shall not be a barrier to the necessary utilization of child health supervision services by covered persons.
(D) Benefits for child health supervision services that are provided to a child during the period from birth to age one shall not exceed a maximum limit of five hundred dollars, including benefits for the hearing screening required by the program established under section 3701.504 of the Revised Code. The benefits for the hearing screening shall not exceed a maximum limit of seventy-five dollars. Benefits for child health supervision services that are provided to a child during any year thereafter shall not exceed a maximum limit of one hundred fifty dollars per year.

Statute: Sec.1, Sec.1, Sec. 3701.505, (A)(1)(c)
(A)(1) Each hospital and each freestanding birthing center shall do all of the following:…
(c) Notify the department of health of the screening results for each newborn or infant screened…
Sec. 3701.508. (A)
(5) Specify an inexpensive and efficient format and procedures for the submission of hearing screening information from hospitals and
freestanding birthing centers to the department of health;

Statute: Sec.1, Sec. 3701.508. (A)
(2) Provide that no newborn or infant shall be required to undergo a
hearing screening if the parent, guardian, or custodian of the newborn or infant objects on the grounds that the screening conflicts with the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's religious tenets and practices;
(3) Provide for situations in which the parent, guardian, or custodian of a newborn or infant objects to a hearing screening for reasons other than religious tenets and practices;

Definition Sec.1, Sec. 3701.503
(F) "Hearing impairment" means a loss of hearing in one or both ears in the frequency region important for speech recognition and comprehension.