Newborn and infant hearing education and assessment - 11 Pa. Stat. Ann § 876-5

The department of health must establish a system to screen all newborns for hearing loss, and to provide information and instruction to parents on receiving follow-up care.   Every hospital must report to the department the number of newborns and infants screened and the results of the screening.  The department will annually report to the General Assembly the following information for live births in hospitals and in locations other than hospitals:

• The number of live births;
• The number of newborns screened;
• The number of newborns who passed and the number who did not pass the screening;
• The number of infants who returned for follow-up rescreening;
• The number of infants who passed the follow-up rescreening; and
• The number of infants recommended for monitoring, intervention and follow-up care.