Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
Board
State Board of Health
chapter
Virginia Hearing Impairment Identification and Monitoring System [12 VAC 5 ‑ 80]
Action:
Amend Regulations Following Periodic Review
Action 5997
 
General Information
Action Summary These regulations detail the responsibilities of entities that perform newborn hearing screening under the Code of Virginia. The regulatory action follows a periodic review of the Regulations for Administration of the Virginia Hearing Impairment Identification and Monitoring Systems. This action would update the existing regulations to remove outdated information; reflect recommended national best practices based on the Joint Committee on Infant Hearing; change the chapter title from Regulations for Administration of the Virginia Hearing Impairment Identification and Monitoring System to reflect more culturally inclusive language; and to clarify and adjust reporting requirements to meet national best practices.
Chapters Affected Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process.
RIS Project Yes  [7121]
Result of Prior Periodic Review Filed 5/20/2021
New Periodic Review This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.
 
Stages
Stages associated with this regulatory action.
Stage ID Stage Type Status
9688 NOIRA Secretary of Health and Human Resources review in progress.
 
Contact Information
Name / Title: Robin Buskey  / Policy Analyst, Office of Family Health Services
Address: Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Email Address: robin.buskey@vdh.virginia.gov
Phone: (804)863-7253    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.