Universal newborn hearing screening has passed the halfway mark in the states. strange laws in Kentucky, Nebraska, and Maine bring to 27 the number of states that have signed forward to early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) legislation. in succession April 4, Kentucky Gov. Pard Patton signed a bill into law, with Nebraska and Maine quickly following suit onward April 10. ASHA and the Kentucky Speech-Language-Hearing Association worked with Gov Patton in the Law's disentanglement and passage.
generally 11 states still have EHDI bills pending: Florida, Michigan, strange Hampshire, New Jersey, New