II Calendar No. 673 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3199 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 14, 2010 Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mr. Harkin, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Burris, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Johnson) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions December 6, 2010 Reported by Mr. Harkin, with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010.
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Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss
Section 399M of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–1) is amended— (1)in the section heading, by striking infants and inserting newborns and infants; (2)in subsection (a)— (A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking screening, evaluation and intervention programs and systems and inserting screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems, and to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers,; (B)by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1)To develop and monitor the efficacy of statewide programs and systems for hearing screening of newborns and infants; prompt evaluation and diagnosis of children referred from screening programs; and appropriate educational, audiological, and medical interventions for children identified with hearing loss. Early intervention includes referral to and delivery of information and services by schools and agencies, including community, consumer, and parent-based agencies and organizations and other programs mandated by part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which offer programs specifically designed to meet the unique language and communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing newborns, infants, toddlers, and children. Programs and systems under this paragraph shall establish and foster family-to-family support mechanisms that are critical in the first months after a child is identified with hearing loss. ; and (C)by adding at the end the following: (3)To develop 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. These models shall be evaluated for their effectiveness, and State agencies shall be encouraged to adopt models that effectively increase the rate of occurrence of such follow-up. (4)To ensure an adequate supply of qualified personnel to meet the screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and early intervention needs of children. ; (3)in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking hearing loss screening, evaluation, and intervention programs and inserting hearing loss screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention programs; (4)in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c), by striking the term hearing screening, evaluation and intervention programs each place such term appears and inserting hearing screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention programs; (5)in subsection (e)— (A)in paragraph (3), by striking ensuring that families of the child and all that follows and inserting ensuring that families of the child are provided comprehensive, consumer-oriented information about the full range of family support, training, information services, and language and communication options and are given the opportunity to consider and obtain the full range of such appropriate services, educational and program placements, and other options for their child from highly qualified providers.; and (B)in paragraph (6), by striking , after rescreening,; and (6)in subsection (f)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking fiscal year 2002 and inserting fiscal years 2010 through 2015; (B)in paragraph (2), by striking fiscal year 2002 and inserting fiscal years 2010 through 2015; and (C)in paragraph (3), by striking fiscal year 2002 and inserting fiscal years 2010 through 2015.
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Postdoctoral fellowship program
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 399M the following:
399M-1.
Postdoctoral fellowship program in the area of early hearing detection and intervention
(a)
In general
The Secretary shall establish a postdoctoral fellowship program to foster research and development in the area of early hearing detection and intervention. (b)
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
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1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010.
2.
Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss
Section 399M of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–1) is amended— (1)in the section heading, by striking infants and inserting newborns and infants; (2)in subsection (a)— (A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking screening, evaluation and intervention programs and systems and inserting screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention programs and systems, and to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers,; (B)by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1)To develop and monitor the efficacy of statewide programs and systems for hearing screening of newborns and infants; prompt evaluation and diagnosis of children referred from screening programs; and appropriate educational, audiological, and medical interventions for children identified with hearing loss. Early intervention includes referral to and delivery of information and services by schools and agencies, including community, consumer, and parent-based agencies and organizations and other programs mandated by part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which offer programs specifically designed to meet the unique language and communication needs of deaf and hard of hearing newborns, infants, toddlers, and children. Programs and systems under this paragraph shall establish and foster family-to-family support mechanisms that are critical in the first months after a child is identified with hearing loss. ; and (C)by adding at the end the following: (3)Other activities may include 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 State agencies shall be encouraged to adopt models that effectively increase the rate of occurrence of such follow-up. ; (3)in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking hearing loss screening, evaluation, and intervention programs and inserting hearing loss screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention programs; (4)in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c), by striking the term hearing screening, evaluation and intervention programs each place such term appears and inserting hearing screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention programs; (5)in subsection (e)— (A)in paragraph (3), by striking ensuring that families of the child and all that follows and inserting ensuring that families of the child are provided comprehensive, consumer-oriented information about the full range of family support, training, information services, and language and communication options and are given the opportunity to consider and obtain the full range of such appropriate services, educational and program placements, and other options for their child from highly qualified providers.; and (B)in paragraph (6), by striking , after rescreening,; and (6)in subsection (f)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking fiscal year 2002 and inserting fiscal years 2011 through 2015; (B)in paragraph (2), by striking fiscal year 2002 and inserting fiscal years 2011 through 2015; and (C)in paragraph (3), by striking fiscal year 2002 and inserting fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
December 6, 2010 Reported with an amendment