Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program Advisory Committee

When

Monday, June 13, 2010 at 4:00-5:30 PM

Where

250 Washington Street, Boston, MA
Public Health Council Room, 2nd floor

Agenda

  1. Welcome, Introductions, and Announcements: Janet M. Farrell, Program Director, Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program

  2. Open Meeting Law, M.G.L. c. 30A, 18-25 and the Newborn Hearing Screening Statute

  3. Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program Calendar Year 2009 Data

  4. Amending the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Birth Facility Guidelines

    • Workgroup Report

  5. Other Updates

    • Family Forum

    • Revised Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diagnostic Categories

    • Maternal and Child Health Bureau Funding

    • Submission of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cooperative Agreement

Please note that you will be asked to show identification before entering the building. Please inform the security guard that you are attending the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program Advisory Committee Meeting.

Contact Information

Janet Farrell, Director
Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: 1-800-882-1435 or 617-624-5959
Fax: 617-994-9822
TTY: 617-624-5992
Website: www.mass.gov/dph/newbornhearingscreening
Email: newborn.hearing@state.ma.us


This information is provided by the Newborn Hearing Screening Program within the Department of Public Health.