124 STAT. 3588 PUBLIC LAW 111–337 —DEC. 22, 2010 Public Law 111–337 111th Congress An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010’’. SEC. 2. EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF HEARING LOSS. Section 399M of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g– 1) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘INFANTS’’ and inserting ‘‘NEWBORNS AND INFANTS’’; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘screening, evaluation and intervention programs and sys- tems’’ and inserting ‘‘screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems, and to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers,’’; (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: ‘‘(1) To develop and monitor the efficacy of statewide pro- grams and systems for hearing screening of newborns and infants; prompt evaluation and diagnosis of children referred from screening programs; and appropriate educational, audiological, and medical interventions for children identified with hearing loss. Early intervention includes referral to and delivery of information and services by schools and agencies, including community, consumer, and parent-based agencies and organizations and other programs mandated by part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which offer pro- grams specifically designed to meet the unique language and communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing newborns, infants, toddlers, and children. Programs and systems under this paragraph shall establish and foster family-to-family sup- port mechanisms that are critical in the first months after a child is identified with hearing loss.’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) Other activities may include developing efficient models to ensure that newborns and infants who are identified with a hearing loss through screening receive follow-up by a qualified health care provider, and State agencies shall be encouraged 42 USC 201 note. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010. Dec. 22, 2010 [S. 3199]
