N.J. Admin. Code § 10:54-5.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 10:54-5.13 - EPSDT hearing screening

(a) An individual hearing screening should be administered annually to all children through age eight and to all childen at risk of hearing impairment; and

(b) In addition to what is required in (a) above, after eight years of age, children shall be screened every other year.

(c) A hearing screening shall include, at a minimum, an observation of an infant's response to auditory stimuli. Speech and hearing assessment shall be part of each preventive visit for an older child. An objective audiometric test, such as a pure tone screening test, if performed as part of an EPSDT screening examination, is eligible for separate reimbursement.

N.J. Admin. Code § 10:54-5.13