Reporting Testing Results
All screening and diagnostic test results must be reported to
TEHDI (Texas Health and Safety Chapter 47 and Texas Administrative Code Title
25, Chapter 37, Subchapter S) through the Texas Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention management information system (TEHDI MIS). All results must be
reported into the TEHDI MIS. New MIS users are provided with training on best practices.
For information on how to obtain a username, password and schedule system
training, call Oz Systems at (866) 427-5768. Then select option 3.
Providers can also
fax results to TEHDI using the following reporting forms:
Facility Certification Requirements
The Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (TEHDI)
program certifies facilities with newborn hearing screening programs according
to the Texas Department of State Health Services and Texas Health and Safety
Code certification criteria and best practices protocols.
Renewal of certification is conducted bi- annually in
January and July and is based on standards measuring the facility’s performance against national
and state performance averages.
There
are four levels of certification: Preliminary (a new program), Provisional,
Standard and Distinguished. Read more about the newborn hearing screening program protocols and certification
(PDF).
View list of distinguished
facilities (PDF).