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Presenter asks board to authorize licensed midwives to perform newborn hearing screenings
2958295 · April 10, 2025
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Summary
A MAC member asked the Medical Board to publicly support amending Title 17 so licensed midwives can be explicitly authorized to perform and be reimbursed for newborn hearing screening in out‑of‑hospital births.
Mason Wilson Tanev, a member of the Midwifery Advisory Council, presented a proposal to clarify regulatory language so licensed midwives may perform newborn hearing screening in out‑of‑hospital settings and be included in the Newborn Hearing Screening Program (NHSP).
Tanev reviewed the statutory and regulatory background, noting that hospitals with licensed perinatal…
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