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Expectations for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs All hospitals have to create an Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program. The EHDI programs must: give parents information about the hearing screening test prior to the procedure; comply with parental consent protocol; test newborns before they are discharged from the hospital or before three months of age if the infant is staying longer in the hospital; develop screening and rescreening policies and procedures based on recommendations from the Department of Health; inform the parents, the child's physician and the department of health of the hearing test results before the child is discharged from the hospital; and collect performance data about the department of health. No doctor or hospital can be civilly or criminally liable for not performing the hearing test. MN Statute 144.966 Last Modified: 1/1/0001 Size: 0 Author: Categories: Health Department, Human Services Department, Tags: Hospitals, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention,