Section 11Sec./Art. 11

Establishment of Newborn Hearing Screening Center. - Newborn Hearing Screening Centers shall be established to undertake newborn hearing loss screening, audiologic diagnostic evaluation and recall, follow-up and referral programs to infants with hearing loss: Provided, That such Centers to be established shall be certified by the DOH based on standards formulated in collaboration with the NIH.

Newborn Screening Centers (NSC) established pursuant to Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9288, otherwise known as the "Newborn Screening Act of 2004", shall adopt and implement a program to develop its capacity to become Newborn Hearing Screening Centers. The DOH shall develop incentives to encourage the establishment of Newborn Hearing Screening Centers other than those under the Newborn Screening Centers.