Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children

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Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE > CHAPTER 6A—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE > SUBCHAPTER II—GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES > Part P—Additional Programs

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Early intervention includes referral to, and delivery of, information and services by organizations such as schools and agencies (including community, consumer, and family-based agencies), in health care settings (including medical homes for children), and in programs mandated by part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [ 20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.], which offer programs specifically designed to meet the unique language and communication needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.

( July 1, 1944, ch. 373 , title III, § 399M, as added Pub. L. 106–310, div. A, title VII, § 702 , Oct. 17, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1121 ; amended Pub. L. 111–337, § 2 , Dec. 22, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3588 ; Pub. L. 115–71, § 2 , Oct. 18, 2017 , 131 Stat. 1218 ; Pub. L. 117–241, § 2 , Dec. 20, 2022 , 136 Stat. 2332 .)

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