S. 652 · 115th Congress
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017
- Stage
- Signed by the president
- Sponsor
- Rob Portman
- Introduced
- 2017-03-15
- Latest action
- 2017-10-18 · Signed by President.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 6, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants, including to expand the programs to include young children. The programs are reauthorized through FY2022. Health Resources and Services Administration support for the education and training of personnel and health care providers for such programs is expanded to include education and training of family members.