U.S. Congress - H.R.1246 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009
H.R.1246 - Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009
To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. view all titles (4)
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- Short: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009 as introduced.
- Official: To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. as introduced.
- Short: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009 as reported to house.
- Short: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009 as passed house.
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Official Summary
3/30/2009--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns aOfficial Summary
3/30/2009--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to include diagnostic services among the services provided. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers. Includes within the purposes of such program:(1) prompt evaluation and diagnosis of children referred from screening programs;
(2) appropriate education, audiological, and medical interventions for children identified with hearing loss;
(3) 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
(4) ensuring an adequate supply of qualified personnel to meet the screening, evaluation, and early intervention needs of children. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, to establish a postdoctoral fellowship program to foster research and development in the area of early hearing detection and intervention. Amends the definition of "early intervention" to require that families be given the opportunity to obtain the full range of appropriate early intervention services, educational and program placements, and other options for their child from highly qualified providers. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2015 for hearing screening programs and research.
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Organizations Supporting H.R.1246
- American Academy of Audiology
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Alliance
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center, Inc.
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Organizations Opposing H.R.1246
- None via MapLight at this time.
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