AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Children with Special Healthcare Needs

SERIES: 80550
TITLE: Speech and hearing automated data system file
DATES: 1978-
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by name

DESCRIPTION: This is an automated system that takes birth information and sorts from it names of children who have high risk of having problems. This data is then sent to the bureau of Communicative Disorders for screening. After screening this information is kept as a record of screening results. This series includes speech and hearing master file, source documents files, response cards file, death list files, high risk sensory neural hearing loss file, and the family history questionnaire file.

RETENTION

Retain until superseded

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

APPROVED: 06/1988

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Computer data files: Retain in Office until updated or superseded and then delete.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Private