Sec. 18.50.162. - Notification about hearing screening. - Alaska Statutes

When the bureau receives a certificate of live birth under AS 18.50.160 for a newborn who was delivered outside of a hospital, the bureau shall forward the names and addresses of the parents to the department employees who administer the screening program set out in AS 47.20.310 - 47.20.390. Those department employees shall notify the child's parents of the merits of having the child screened for hearing ability.