childhood hearing screening, diagnosis, evaluation, and intervention programs and systems, and to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers (including education and training of family members) for the following purposes: (1) To develop and monitor the efficacy of statewide programs and systems for hearing screening of newborns, infants, and young children, prompt evaluation and diagnosis of newborns, infants, and young children referred from screening programs, and appropriate educational, audiological, medical, and communications (or language acquisition) interventions (including family support) for newborns, infants, and young children identified as deaf or hard-of-hearing, consistent with the following: (A) Early intervention includes referral to, and delivery of, information and services by organizations such as schools and agencies (including community, consumer, and family-based agencies), medical homes for children, and other programs under part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), which offer programs specifically designed to meet the unique language and communication needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children. (B) Information provided to parents shall be accurate, comprehensive, and, where appropriate, evidence-based, allowing families to make important decisions for their children in a timely way, including decisions relating to all possible assistive hearing technologies (such as hearing aids, cochlear implants, and osseointegrated devices) and communication modalities (such as oral and visual communications and language acquisition services and programs). (C) Programs and systems under this paragraph shall offer mechanisms that foster family-to-family and deaf and hard-of-hearing consumer-to-family supports. (2) To continue to provide technical support to States, through one or more technical resource centers, to assist in further developing and enhancing State