Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-15-1104. Hearing impairment at-risk questionnaire--Written materials

(a)(1) All hospitals, birthing centers, and lay midwives shall complete a hearing impairment at-risk questionnaire for each newborn infant before discharge or, in the case of a lay midwife, within seventy-two (72) hours of the birth of the infant.

(2) All hearing impairment at-risk questionnaires shall be completed by a designee of the hospital or birthing center or by the midwife.

(3) However, no infant shall be screened for hearing impairment whose parent presents a written statement that he or she objects to the screening of his or her child.