Are hospitals required to complete and submit hearing related fields in the Electronic Birth Certificate?
According to N.J.A.C. 8:19-1.6(a): For each live newborn born at, or transferred to a birthing facility that has elected to participate in the submission of birth certificates electronically by means of the Electronic Birth Certificate Registration System, the birthing facility shall report, within one week of the newborn’s discharge or transfer, the EBC fields or information identified below to the Department by means of the Electronic Birth Certificate Registration System in the manner prescribed by the State Registrar of Vital Statistics for the submission of EBCs the mother’s first name; the mother’s last name; the child’s first name; the child’s last name; sex; race; primary language; hearing screening results for each ear; the screening methodology used for each ear; the date of screening for each ear; initial screening vs. rescreening indicator; indicator if referral was made for audiologic follow-up; the name of the provider to whom referral was made, if applicable; and specifi
