Is cCMV screening state-mandated just like the newborn hearing screening?
Per section 383.145, Florida Statutes, hospitals that provide maternity and newborn care are required to conduct cCMV screening prior to discharge for newborns who fail the newborn hearing screening. Birthing centers are required to refer newborns for a hearing screening prior to discharge and home birth providers are required to refer newborns for a hearing screening within seven days of birth. Primary care providers (PCP) are required to refer newborns born at birthing centers and at home who fail an initial outpatient hearing screening for a cCMV screening.