# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 11 — Maternal and Child Health

### Chapter 02 — Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program

#### Regulation .07 Procedures for Birthing Hospitals and Alternative Birthing Sites.

*COMAR 10.11.02.07*

For each infant delivered at the facility or site, birthing hospital staff and, in the cases of alternative birthing sites, the licensed professional attending the birth shall:

A. Within 48 hours of delivery, enter demographic and birth event data into the Department database;

B. Within 48 hours of discharge from care in the Department database:

  (1) Document:

    (a) The hearing screening test results; and

    (b) Any known risk factors; and

  (2) Identify and document:

    (a) The infant’s primary care provider; and

    (b) Any referrals made; and

C. Provide to the family:

  (1) Written documentation of the birth hearing screening results;

  (2) Any identified risk factors; and

  (3) Instructions for any recommended follow-up.