The Connecticut Experiment and What It CaughtConnecticut enacted a law in 2016 requiring CMV testing for all infants who failed their newborn hearing screen. The authors concluded that a hearing-targeted approach alone is insufficient and that the findings support Connecticut's move to universal screening. Organizations including the American Academy of Audiology, the American Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the American Cochlear Implant Alliance recommend universal cCMV screening. If your child passed a newborn hearing screen but is not meeting speech or language milestones, raise it promptly. Minnesota was first to mandate universal screening, and Connecticut began universal screening in 2025.