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H.R. 5250 (109th)

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2006

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Introduced

27 April 2006

Last action

15 May 2006 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20], Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

15 August 2025

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to: (1) provide services for young children (currently, limited to infants and newborns); and (2) include diagnostic services among services provided. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers. Includes within the purposes of such program: (1) developing efficient models to ensure that newborns, infants, and young children who are identified with a hearing loss through screening are not lost to follow-up by a qualified health care provider; and (2) ensuring an adequate supply of qualified personnel to meet the screening, evaluation, and early intervention needs of children. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, to establish a postdoctoral fellowship program to foster research and development in the area of early hearing detection and intervention. Amends the definition of "early intervention" to require that families be given the opportunity to obtain the full range of early intervention services, educational and program placements, and other options for their child from highly qualified providers.

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Timeline

  1. 27 April 2006

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 27 April 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 April 2006

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 15 May 2006

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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