Maryland Health - General Section 13-604

      (a)      The Secretary may contract with any qualified person to administer the program.

      (b)      The Secretary shall:

            (1)      Develop a system to gather and maintain data;

            (2)      Develop methods to:

                  (i)      Contact parents or guardians of newborns and their identified primary care providers regarding the results of the newborn hearing screening;

                  (ii)      Contact parents or guardians of hearing-impaired infants and infants who have a risk factor of developing a hearing impairment; and

                  (iii)      Refer the parents or guardians to appropriate services;

            (3)      Establish a telephone hot line to communicate information about hearing impairment and services for hearing-impaired infants;

            (4)      Appoint an Advisory Council for the program;

            (5)      Meet annually with the Advisory Council; and

            (6)      In consultation with the Advisory Council, adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the program.