As used in this subchapter:(1) 'Birth admission' means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery before discharge;(2) 'Birthing hospital' means any hospital located within the State of Arkansas that delivers newborns;(3) 'Follow-up care' and 'follow-up screening' mean the follow-up services provided by a licensed audiologist to diagnose a hearing loss;(4) 'Hearing loss' means an impairment that is a dysfunction of the auditory system of any type or degree sufficient to interfere with acquisition and development of speech and language skills;(5) 'Hearing screening' means a bilateral physiological measurement of hearing on a newborn or infant;(6) 'Infant' means a child thirty (30) days to twelve (12) months old;(7) 'Intervention' means amplification by a licensed audiologist as required and early intervention services described in Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as in effect January 1, 1999;(8) 'Newborn' means a child up to twenty-nine (29) days old;(9) 'Parent' means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal custodian of a child;(10) 'Program' means the Newborn Infant Hearing Screening enty-nine (29) days old;(9) 'Parent' means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal custodian of a child;(10) 'Program' means the Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program; and(11) 'Provider' means an audiologist licensed by the State of Arkansas who administers initial newborn and infant hearing screenings upon referral from a hospital or physician or follow-up screenings outside of the hospital setting.Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 33, eff. 7/24/2019.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5006, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1999, No. 1559, § 2. As used in this subchapter:(1) 'Birth admission' means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery before discharge;(2) 'Birthing hospital' means any hospital located within the State of Arkansas that delivers newborns;(3) 'Follow-up care' and 'follow-up screening' mean the follow-up services provided by a licensed audiologist to diagnose a hearing loss;(4) 'Hearing loss' means an impairment that is a dysfunction of the auditory system of any type or degree sufficient to interfere with acquisition and development of speech and language skills;(5) 'Hearing screening' means a bilateral physiological measurement of hearing on a newborn or infant;(6) 'Infant' means a child thirty (30) days to twelve (12) months old;(7) 'Intervention' means amplification by a licensed audiologist as required and early intervention services described in Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as in effect January 1, 1999;(8) 'Newborn' means a child up to twenty-nine (29) days old;(9) 'Parent' means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal custodian of a child;(10) 'Program' means the Newborn Infant Hearing Screening enty-nine (29) days old;(9) 'Parent' means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal custodian of a child;(10) 'Program' means the Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program; and(11) 'Provider' means an audiologist licensed by the State of Arkansas who administers initial newborn and infant hearing screenings upon referral from a hospital or physician or follow-up screenings outside of the hospital setting.Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 33, eff. 7/24/2019.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5006, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1999, No. 1559, § 2.
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