At present, we know of 37 states (listed
below) that have some form of legislation enacted that relates to EHDI.
The specific requirements of the legislation vary by state, and the
screening requirements range from requiring screening of only infants
born in hospitals with > 50 births, to 85% of births, to all babies.
It should be noted that we do not know
how many states may have bills awaiting review in their legislature. If
you want further information on state EHDI legislation please refer to
the NCHAM site:
http://www.infanthearing.org/legislative/index.html and the National
Conference of State Legislature's, Genetics
Legislation Database Home Page:
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/genetics/geneticsDB.cfm
The 37 states that have some form of
EHDI legislation are: AR, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, KY, LA, MA, ME, MO, NJ,
NC, OK, OR, RI, UT, WI, WY, CA, CT, IN, KS, MD, MS, MT, NE, NM, NY, NV,
OH, PA, SC, TX, VA, WV.
Sorry, we can't give you medical advice. Please talk
with your doctor for questions about yourself or your family. For other
information, please contact ehdi@cdc.gov