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E.2.1 Birth Screen
The hearing screen at birth will be either screening auditory brainstem response (ABR) or transient or distortion product otoacoustic emissions (OAE). The following items apply:
• A newborn's hearing is screened at the birth facility. If a newborn does not pass the screen, hearing is rescreened before discharge.
•The birth facility reports results to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) using the web-based eScreener Plus (eSP™) system.
•The newborn's family and physician/medical home receive a written report of the hearing screen outcome.
•If a newborn passes the screen, the physician monitors hearing as part of well child visits.
•If a newborn does not pass the second screen, a referral is made to a local resource who is experienced with the pediatric population for outpatient rescreen.
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