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    Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee

    Active dates:2007 -
    Authority:
    M.S. 144.966
    2007 Minn. Laws Chap. 147
    Function: The Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee advises and assists the Department of Health and the Department of Education in:
    (1) developing protocols and timelines for screening, rescreening, and diagnostic audiological assessment and early medical, audiological, and educational intervention services for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing;
    (2) designing protocols for tracking children from birth through age three that may have passed newborn screening but are at risk for delayed or late onset of permanent hearing loss;
    (3) designing a technical assistance program to support facilities implementing the screening program and facilities conducting rescreening and diagnostic audiological assessment;
    (4) designing implementation and evaluation of a system of follow-up and tracking; and
    (5) evaluating program outcomes to increase effectiveness and efficiency and ensure culturally appropriate services for children with a confirmed hearing loss and their families.
    History: The Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee was reviewed by the Legislative Commission on Planning and Fiscal Policy (LCPFP) in 2013 as part of their biennial duty required by Minn. Stat. 3.885 Subd. 11. The LCPFP's 2013 Recommendations called for keeping the committee.
    Subordinate to:
    Minnesota Department of Health
    Membership: The commissioner of health shall appoint at least one member from each of the following groups with no less than two of the members being deaf or hard-of-hearing:
    (1) a representative from a consumer organization representing culturally deaf persons;
    (2) a parent with a child with hearing loss representing a parent organization;
    (3) a consumer from an organization representing oral communication options;
    (4) a consumer from an organization representing cued speech communication options;
    (5) an audiologist who has experience in evaluation and intervention of infants and young
    children;
    (6) a speech-language pathologist who has experience in evaluation and intervention of infants and young children;
    (7) two primary care providers who have experience in the care of infants and young children, one of which shall be a pediatrician;
    (8) a representative from the early hearing detection intervention teams;
    (9) a representative from the Department of Education resource center for the deaf and hard-of-hearing or the representative's designee;
    (10) a representative of the Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People;
    (11) a representative from the Department of Human Services Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Services Division;
    (12) one or more of the Part C coordinators from the Department of Education, the Department of Health, or the Department of Human Services or the department's designees;
    (13) the Department of Health early hearing detection and intervention coordinators;
    (14) two birth hospital representatives from one rural and one urban hospital;
    (15) a pediatric geneticist;
    (16) an otolaryngologist;
    (17) a representative from the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee under this subdivision; and
    (18) a representative of the Department of Education regional low-incidence facilitators.

    Members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their service, but shall be reimbursed as provided in section 15.059 for expenses incurred as a result of their duties as members of the committee.
    Agency heads: Commissioner of Health
    Internet resource:
    Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee
    Reports:
    Executive Branch Advisory Groups Recommendations (December 18, 2013)
    Executive Branch Advisory Group Overviews (August 21, 2013)
    Activities of the Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee (2013/2014 - )
    Note: The Legislative Reference Library may have additional reports on or by this group available through our catalog.
    Record last updated: 04/09/2015
     

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