Early Hearing Detection and Intervention A roadmap to success
Minnesota EHDI Program
Best Practice Guidelines
Educate providers about latest clinical recommendations
Identify criteria for personnel who can conduct hearing screenings
Establish State protocols on babies who do not pass UNHS
Develop and maintain a list of providers with knowledge and expertise on EHDI
Improve access to hearing aids, cochlear implants, and FM systems
Assess and monitor State's Part C program in current service delivery and effectiveness related to children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Provide formal feedback to birthing facilities regarding EHDI statistics
Create a formal annual needs assessment for families
Collect and disseminate data gathered by the EHDI Program
Resources: Best Practices Guidelines
National
2019 Joint Committee on Infant Hearing Position Statement
Minnesota
Newborn Hearing Screening Mandate
Guiding Principles of MN EHDI Newborn Hearing Screening Advisory Committee
Guidelines for Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in the Well Baby Nursery
Guidelines for Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in the NICU
Guidelines for Universal Newborn Hearing Screening for Out-of-Hospital Births
Guidelines for Otolaryngologists
Guidelines for Primary Care and Medical Home Providers
Guidelines for Infant Audiologic Assessment
Guidelines for Pediatric Amplification
Guidelines for Hearing Screening After the Newborn Period to Kindergarten Age
Screening Resources for After the Newborn Period:
Hearing Screening Training Manual for use in Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC), Early Childhood Screening, Head Start, and school-based programs
Otoscopy and Tympanometry Manual for use in Child and Teen Checkups (C&TC), Early Childhood Screening, Head Start, and school-based programs
