Should a facility screen a newborn for cCMV after failure of the first (initial) hearing screening or the second (repeat) hearing screening?
Section 383.145, F.S., requires hospitals to complete a cCMV screening when a newborn is being discharged with a failed hearing screening, whether it be the first or second inpatient hearing screening. Each facility is responsible for creating a protocol for cCMV screening, including which inpatient hearing screening will trigger cCMV screening.
Examples of screening flows have been provided in the cCMV Guidelines.
- Page 6 of the guidelines is a screening flow designed for facilities who choose to use the initial inpatient screening as the trigger for a cCMV screening.
- Page 7 of the guidelines is a screening flow designed for facilities who choose to use the repeat inpatient screening as the trigger for a cCMV screening.