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Miss. Code Ann. § 41-90-1 Screening of newborns for hearing impairment; notification of parents
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(1) The physician attending any newborn child in a hospital in this state, or the person attending any newborn child in a hospital in this state if the child is not attended by a physician, shall cause the child, if available, to be screened or evaluated to determine if the child…
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-90-3 Legislative findings
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Based on information from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Institutes of Health, American Academy of Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and others who have completed extensive research on early identification of children with hearing loss, th…
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-90-5 Program for registration of newborns suffering from impaired hearing; purpose
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(1) There is established a program of early hearing detection and intervention for newborns, infants and toddlers in the State of Mississippi who have impaired hearing. It is the purpose of this early hearing detection and intervention program to:(a) Identify such children near b…
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-90-7 Appointment of advisory committee
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The State Health Officer shall appoint an advisory committee of at least nine (9) members that may include physician(s), audiologist(s), educator(s), parent(s) and others as appropriate. The committee shall provide advice to the State Interagency Coordinating Council established …