Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to conduct hearing screenings for school-aged children throughout the city and develop an outreach campaign.

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to conduct hearing screenings for school-aged children throughout the city and develop an outreach campaign

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide and facilitate hearing screenings for school aged children from 4 to 18 years old throughout the City. The screenings would be conducted at DOHMH facilities and facilities at any other appropriate agency throughout the City. The bill would also require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and any other appropriate agency to develop an outreach campaign to inform parents and students of the hearing tests.