Title 16 — Health and Safety
143 chapters · 977 sections in this title.
16 Del. C. § 801A. Short title.
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§ 801A. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Universal Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Act.”75 Del. Laws, c. 116, § 1; 78 Del. Laws, c. 389, § 1;
16 Del. C. § 802A. Legislative findings and purpose.
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§ 802A. Legislative findings and purpose. The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) Significant hearing loss is 1 of the most common major abnormalities present at birth and, if undetected, will impede the child’s speech, language, and cognitive development. (2) Sc…
16 Del. C. § 803A. Definitions.
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§ 803A. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Child” means a person up to 21 years of age. (2) “Early intervention” and/or “follow-up care” means the early intervention services described in Part C and Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)…
16 Del. C. § 804A. Newborn and infant hearing screening programs.
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§ 804A. Newborn and infant hearing screening programs. (a) As a condition of its licensure, each hospital shall establish a Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) program. Each UNHS program shall: (1) Provide a hearing screening test for every newborn born in the hospital, fo…
16 Del. C. § 805A. Surveillance and tracking system.
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§ 805A. Surveillance and tracking system. It is recognized that is necessary to provide surveillance, tracking and monitoring of newborns, infants, and children identified through newborn hearing screening in order to make referrals, render appropriate follow-up care and better e…
16 Del. C. § 806A. Provision of early intervention services and follow-up care.
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§ 806A. Provision of early intervention services and follow-up care. The lead agency or its designee shall ensure that hearing loss is diagnosed by 3 months of age, or earlier, and infants with confirmed hearing loss receive comprehensive early intervention services by 6 months o…
16 Del. C. § 807A. Family resources.
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§ 807A. Family resources. Families shall be provided with unbiased information in a family-centered, culturally competent manner and offered the full range of early intervention services and treatment options available for hearing loss. Opportunities for early intervention shall …
16 Del. C. § 808A. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Advisory Board.
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§ 808A. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Advisory Board. There shall be established an Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Advisory Board (“Board”) that will advise the Secretary on issues relating to the newborn hearing evaluation, intervention, treatment, an…
16 Del. C. § 809A. Civil and criminal immunity and penalties.
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§ 809A. Civil and criminal immunity and penalties. (a) No physician shall be civilly or criminally liable for failure to conduct hearing screening testing. (b) No physician or hospital acting in compliance with this chapter shall be civilly or criminally liable for any acts taken…
16 Del. C. § 810A. Confidentiality.
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§ 810A. Confidentiality. The Division of Public Health and all other persons to whom data is submitted in accordance with this chapter shall keep such information confidential. No publication or disclosure of information shall be made except in the form of statistical or other st…
16 Del. C. § 811A. Delivery of policy.
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§ 811A. Delivery of policy. If a health insurance policy provides coverage or benefits to a resident of this State, it shall be deemed to be delivered in this State within the meaning of this chapter, regardless of whether the health-care insurer issuing or delivering said policy…