Effective October 10, 2024, under Georgia Code Section 31-5-1, birthing facilities will be required to conduct congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) testing on all infants who fail their final newborn hearing screening prior to discharge and before 21 days of age. The formal notice of adoption can be found here.
To assist with the implementation of this new requirement, a toolkit developed by DPH with contributions by numerous medical providers and specialists across Georgia is available here. In addition, the Newborn Screening Program will be hosting virtual office hours covering the topic of hearing-targeted cCMV testing on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 12 noon – 1 pm. Register here. Additional details can be found on the Ga DPH webpage on cCMV here.