Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EDHI) is a program that is tasked with following families whose child experiences hearing loss or has had a failed hearing screen. Their responsibility is to refer a family to a second screening or to ILP where hearing concerns identified. EDHI will assure that the family is reminded, and the child is referred to annual assessment for language concerns, and referred for assessment or followed to access appropriate services during and after their enrollment in ILP.
EHDI website: https://www.infanthearing.org/resources_home/
At Intake, the provider will ask the family if the child failed their newborn hearing screen. If yes, that box on the intake is checked and a reminder box of “EDHI Release” is also discussed with the family. The provider will explain EDHI and their role in tracking children with hearing loss, while ensuring that appropriate referral and services are offered.
Provider
In the Intake Note provider will check the boxes highlighted below when appropriate:
The provider then includes the EDHI ROI in the signature forms (under All Signature forms), if the family agrees. Email admin@picak.org to let them know it’s been sent to family and admin will follow up as needed.
Admin
When an ROI for EDHI is signed, send the EDHI ROI and complete the EDHI Referral Information (this is a Pandadoc that is complete using information available in the chart) and fax both ROI and Referral Information in RT to the Referral Source NP039 in RT or:
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Contacts:
Annette L. Callies
Program Manager
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI)
Women's Children's and Family Health (WCFH)
Department of Health and Social Services
3601 C Street, Suite 322
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7123
Phone: 907-334-2273
Fax: 907-269-3465
annette.callies@alaska.gov