77 Ill. Adm. Code 662.60
Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee
Section 662.60Â Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory
Committee
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee shall consist of representatives
from:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Audiologists;
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chicago
Department of Public Health;
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Early
intervention providers;
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Health
insurance plans;
5)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Illinois
Department of Human Services;
6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Illinois
Department of Healthcare and Family Services;
7)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Illinois
Department of Public Health;
8)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Parents
of children with hearing loss;
9)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pediatric
Associations;
10)Â Â Â Â Â Â Persons
with hearing loss;
11)Â Â Â Â Â Â Public
and private hospitals;
12)Â Â Â Â Â Â University
of Illinois at Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children; and
13)Â Â Â Â Â Â Illinois
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission.
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The
advisory committee shall:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Recommend
policies and procedures to DHS, IDPH, and DSCC to ensure the efficient and
effective administration of the Hearing Screening for Newborns Act. Develop
and conduct training for hospitals implementing newborn hearing screening.
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Review
any reports made available by the State with respect to the hearing screening
status of all newborns.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Review
the availability of third party reimbursement for universal hospital-based
hearing screening, diagnostic testing, hearing aids, cochlear implants, and
similar concerns.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Review
administrative rules and make recommendations to the Department regarding those
rules.