Senate Bill 1366 Page 115

" The North Carolina Schools for the Deaf and other agencies providing early intervention services for children birth through five years of age shall implement procedures to insure that:

1. Parents of children newly identified with hearing loss and determined to be eligible for services are informed of the services available to them through Beginnings for Parents of Hearing Impaired Children, Inc., (otherwise known as Beginnings For Parents of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Inc.) and

2. Beginnings for Parents of Hearing Impaired Children, Inc. with the consent of parents is notified of these children in a timely and appropriate manner.”

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