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=﻿__State Information__= Hospitals with 500 or more annual births and obstetric centers must provide newborn hearing screening, or referral for such screening, prior to discharge of the newborn, unless a parent or legal guardian objects. Screenings must be conducted by a licensed audiologist or physician, or an appropriately supervised and trained provider of such screenings. The attending physician must recommend an in-depth hearing diagnostic evaluation to the parent or legal guardian of a newborn with hearing loss. Hospitals must report annually to the Department of Health, and the Department must report screening data annually to the Governor. The Department of Health is also required to develop parent education materials.

"Nevada State Health Department." //Nevada State//. Nevada, n.d. Web. 10 June 2011. .