Colorado Infant Hearing Advisory Committee
The Colorado Infant Hearing Advisory Committee (CIHAC) provides recommendations to hospitals, health care institutions, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the public concerning, but not limited to, newborn hearing screening methodologies, guidelines for reporting and the means to assure that identified children receive referrals for appropriate follow-up services.
The CIHAC guidelines for providers are available as a resource on the Provider Resources section of our website.
The CIHAC advises the department on issues related to newborn hearing screening in the State. They may also share information with the department on how to report data in a format that is understandable to providers and the public.
Meetings
The CIHAC meetings are held on a quarterly basis at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South, Denver, and are held in person or by Zoom conference call (see schedule above for meeting options). Meeting announcements and updates will be listed below, and all meetings are open to the public. If you are interested in being added to the stakeholder email list, please email leanne.glenn@state.co.us.
The CIHAC may temporarily convene separate subcommittees. Please see the minutes below for those subcommittee meetings.
All meetings will take place from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
Meeting materials
- May materials coming soon!
2026 Schedule
- Friday, May 1, 2026
- Virtual
- Friday, Aug. 7, 2026
- Virtual
- Friday, Oct. 2, 2026
- Hybrid
Upcoming 2026 meetings
Note: One Co-Chair has resigned and a new one was selected at the February 6, 2026 CIHAC meeting. Planning meeting information and/or activities will be posted here.
May 1 - CIHAC meeting (virtual)
- Topic: CIHAC meeting
Time: 9 a.m. MT - Join the May 1 Zoom Meeting
- May 1 joining instructions
- Meeting ID: 857 5848 0518
- Passcode: iQY8ie
- One tap mobile
- +17193594580, 85758480518#, *944561# US
- +13462487799, 85758480518#, *944561# US (Houston)
Aug. 7 - CIHAC meeting (virtual)
- Topic: CIHAC meeting
- Time: 9 a.m. MT
- Join Aug. 7 Zoom Meeting
- Aug. 7 joining instructions
- Meeting ID: 843 9806 8901
- Passcode: g4Z1cX
- One tap mobile
- +17193594580, 84398068901#, *771636# US
- +16699006833, 84398068901#, *771636# US (San Jose)
Oct. 2 - CIHAC meeting (hybrid)
- Topic: CIHAC meeting
- Time: 9 a.m. MT
- Join Oct. 2 Zoom Meeting
- Oct. 2 join instructions
- Meeting ID: 821 0163 2659
- Passcode: SmLRS7
- One tap mobile
- +17193594580, 82101632659#, *815552# US
- +12532158782, 82101632659#, *815552# US (Tacoma)
ASL interpretation will be provided at CIHAC meetings. ASL community members, it is recommended that you "pin" the ASL interpreters to the screen, so that you can see the interpreters at all times. The interpreters will identify as “Interpreter” and may include their name and pronouns, if useful. We have learned that it is easier for CDPHE staff to track the interpreter switch when we spotlight interpreters, so that strategy may be used.
Meeting minutes
- CIHAC Co-Chair planning meeting, Jan. 8, 2026
- Feb. 6, 2026 meeting agenda
- Supplemental documents from meeting
- Written EHDI Interagency Steering Committee updates to CIHAC board (From February 6, 2026 meeting)
- Written update on 2024 data product to the CIHAC board (prior to February 6, 2026 meeting)
- Supplemental documents from meeting
- CIHAC meeting minutes, February 7, 2025
- Supplemental documents from the meeting:
- CIHAC Co-Chair planning meeting, March 27, 2025
- CIHAC meeting minutes, May 2, 2025
- CIHAC Co-Chair planning meeting, July 8, 2025
- Aug. 1, 2025 meeting agenda
- CIHAC Co-Chair planning meeting, Sept. 25, 2025
- Oct. 10 meeting agenda
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Feb. 2, 2024
- CIHAC meeting minutes, May 3, 2024
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Aug. 2, 2024
- CIHAC Co-Chair planning meeting, Aug. 23, 2024
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Oct. 11, 2024
- CIHAC Co-Chair planning meeting, Dec. 18, 2024
- Special request meeting - EHDI Introductions, Dec. 20, 2024 meeting:
- Ellen Stern, Director of Children's Hospital Colorado, Government Affairs, requested to meet with CDPHE Newborn Hearing Screening Program staff.
- Since Colorado's Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) System is a collaboration among four government agencies, one representative (from the EHDI Interagency Steering Committee) from each agency joined a meeting for introductions, updates, and a discussion on plans moving forward.
- Agencies present at this meeting included CDPHE, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), and the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB). Since multiple members from our Colorado Infant Hearing Advisory Committee (CIHAC) planned to be present for this discussion, the meeting was open to the public and minutes are posted above to comply with open meetings requirements.
2023 meeting minutes
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Feb. 3, 2023
- CIHAC meeting minutes, May 5, 2023
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Aug. 4, 2023
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Oct. 13, 2023
2023 CIHAC bylaws subcommittee meeting minutes
2021 CIHAC meeting minutes
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Feb. 5, 2021.
- CIHAC meeting minutes, May 7, 2021.
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Aug. 6, 2021.
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Oct. 22, 2021.
2021 HIDS data subcommittee meeting minutes
- HIDS Data Subcommittee Meeting minutes, June 24, 2021
- HIDS Data Subcommittee Meeting minutes, July 15, 2021
- HIDS Data Subcommittee Meeting minutes, Aug. 18, 2021
- HIDS Data Subcommittee Meeting minutes, Aug. 24, 2021
- Early Intervention Definitions for CDC Reporting from HIDS Data, Dec. 6, 2021
2021 PCP access subcommittee meeting minutes
2020 CIHAC meeting minutes
2020 Information-gathering stakeholder meetings between CIHAC meetings due to pandemic
- Information-gathering stakeholder meeting Aug. 26, 2020 from 11:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m.
- Information-gathering stakeholder meeting Sept. 4, 2020 from 1:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m.
2020 Provider feedback on HIDS NBH application
Note: Provider feedback on data fields are not part of CIHAC meetings but may include CIHAC members who are also providers. Most providers who submit newborn hearing data to CDPHE are not CIHAC members.
- Health Information Data System NBH application Feedback Review, Meeting 1: (Audiologist and Audiology Associate) Meeting Minutes Feb. 7, 2020, 10:00 a.m.
- Health Information Data System NBH application Feedback Review, Meeting 2: (CO-Hears) Meeting Minutes Feb. 19, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
- Health Information Data System NBH application Feedback Review, Meeting 3: (CO-Hears) Meeting Minutes Feb. 28, 2020, 3:00 p.m.
- Health Information Data System NBH application Feedback Review, Meeting 4: (CO-Hears and associated staff) Meeting Minutes March 6, 2020, 11:00 a.m.
- Health Information Data System NBH application Feedback Review, Meeting 5: (Hearing Screeners testing application) Meeting Minutes March 10, 2020, 1:00 p.m.
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Feb. 1, 2019.
- CIHAC meeting minutes, May 3, 2019.
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Aug. 2, 2019.
- CIHAC meeting minutes, Oct. 11, 2019.
2019 Provider feedback on HIDS NBH application
Note: Provider feedback on data fields are not part of CIHAC meetings but may include CIHAC members who are also providers. Most providers who submit newborn hearing data to CDPHE are not CIHAC members