18th ANNUAL EARLY HEARING DETECTION & INTERVENTION MEETING
March 3-5, 2019 • Chicago, IL
3/05/2019 | 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | The Utah Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Mandate: A Five Year Review | Florence
The Utah Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Mandate: A Five Year Review
In 2013 Utah became the first state in the nation to mandate hearing-directed cytomegalovirus (CMV) testing for all infants who fail the “newborn hearing screening test(s)” before 21 days of age. The rule written to accompany the law clarified eligibility by stating that eligible infants are those who fail both the initial hearing screen routinely done at birth and the subsequent follow-up screen OR when the initial failed hearing screen is obtained after 14 days of age. There was also a clause pertaining to Special Populations of Newborns whom testing for CMV is left to the discretion of the medical practitioner(s) caring for the newborn. These different eligibility categories, ever-evolving protocols, along with large data collection and stakeholder education needs all contributed to what seemed like daunting tasks within our program at times, yet five years later, more than 95% of eligible infants are receiving CMV testing. Come learn challenges we faced and how we overcame them; important outcomes; how our CMV testing mandate improved our EHDI program; and strategies for a successful newborn hearing screening-targeted CMV testing program.
- Describe issues that can arise with non-universal CMV testing mandates
- Identify important outcomes of the Utah CMV mandate
- Create strategies for successful CMV testing programs
Presentation:
This presentation has not yet been uploaded.
Handouts:
Handout is not Available
Transcripts:
18878_10515JillBoettger.docx
Presenters/Authors
Stephanie Browning McVicar
(), Utah Department of Health and Human Services, smcvicar@utah.gov;
Dr. Stephanie Browning McVicar is the Director of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, the Children’s Hearing Aid Program, and the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Public Health Initiative in Utah. She works for the Utah Department of Health and Human Services' Children with Special Health Care Needs Office in Salt Lake City. Dr. McVicar is a pediatric audiologist, an advocate for CMV testing in newborns, and passionate about the prevention of congenital CMV infection. She was instrumental in the creation of the Utah EHDI tele-audiology program. She is originally from Western New York and has extensive experience and knowledge in Audiology and the management of health care programs in both the public and private sectors.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
No relevant financial relationship exist.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exist.
Jill Boettger
(), Utah Department of Health, jboettge@utah.gov;
Jill has been a clinical provider at the Utah Department of Health's Children with Special Healthcare Needs Bureau for almost thirty years. Specializing in pediatrics and difficult-to-test populations, she has provided her expertise at Neonatal Follow-Up, Child Development, Children’s Hearing & Speech, and Itinerant Clinics throughout Utah. Jill is dually certified as an Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathologist. A valuable member of the Utah EHDI team, Jill conducts provider outreach, tracks referral and testing, and analyzes data for the Utah Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Public Health Initiative.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Nonfinancial -