Resources: Hearing & Vision Screening

Course Resources

• American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Vision and Hearing. (2003). Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention - Guidelines for Pediatric Medical Home Providers.
• Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) Year 2007 Position Statement: Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs. Pediatrics, Vol. 120, No. 4 October 2007. Provider should always check the current year's manual for updates to policy.
• 2007 Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual. Texas Medicaid & Health Partnership. 2007, Section 45.1-45.5. Provider should always check the current year's manual for updates to policy.
• Texas Department of State Health Services. (2004). Vision Screening Manual.
• Texas Department of State Health Services. (2004). Hearing Screening Manual
• Texas Health and Safety Code. (1989). Screening Program. Chapter 36, Special Senses and Communication Disorders Act.

Course References

• Blind Babies Foundation (1998). Pediatric visual diagnosis fact sheets. San Francisco.
• Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (2006). Pediatric resource guide to infant and childhood hearing loss, 2nd Edition. Berkeley, CA.
• Chen, D. (1997). What can baby hear? Auditory tests and interventions for infants with multiple disabilities [video and booklet]. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes.
• Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Section on Ophthalmology, American Association of Certified Orthoptists, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus and American Academy of Ophthalmology. (2007). Statement of Reaffirmation: Eye Examination in Infants, Children, and Young Adults by Pediatricians. Pediatrics, Vol. 111 No. 4 April 2003, pp. 902?907.
• Prepared by Eiten, Leisha, MA, CCC-A, Clinical Audiologist, Boys Town National Research Hospital (2006). Supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD R25 DC006460-03). Beyond Newborn Hearing Screening: Recognizing the Signs of Late Onset Hearing Loss in Infants and Young Children.
• Flexer, C. (1999). Facilitating hearing and listening in young children (2nd). San Diego, CA: Singular Publishing Group. S
• Section on Ophthalmology. (2008). Policy Statement: Red Reflex Examination in Infants. Pediatrics, Vol. 109, No. 5 May 2002, pp. 980?981.