- SHHH supports full funding for the Newborn
Hearing Screening and Intervention Act in the upcoming budget for
fiscal year 2001.
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- SHHH Deputy Executive Director Brenda
Battat sent a letter to the Chairmen of the Senate and House
Subcommittees on Appropriations, as well as to the ranking
Democratic member on each subcommittee, affirming SHHH's support
of full funding for the Newborn Screening and Intervention Act in
the budget for fiscal year 2001. The Act, popularly known as the
Walsh Act, after the U.S. Representative who introduced the
legislation, provides federal funding to state early intervention
infant hearing screening programs. To date, 32 states have enacted
legislation to implement infant hearing screening programs. With
full federal funding it is hoped that eventually all 50 states
will take advantage of the funding and institute hearing screening
programs. SHHH supports these efforts.
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- For more information, please contact
Timothy Creagan, Public Policy Program Coordinator <Creagan@shhh.org>
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