PART
XXIX.  STATEWIDE NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING PROGRAM

 

Revision Note

 

  In this part, "part" substituted for
"chapter".

 

[§321-361]  Definitions.  As used in
this part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Department" means the department of
health.

"Hearing-impaired infant" means an
infant who has an impairment that is a dysfunction of the auditory system of
any type or degree sufficient to interfere with the acquisition and development
of speech and language skills.

"Infant" means a child from birth to
thirty-six months of age.

"Management" means the habilitation
of the hearing-impaired infant.

"Screening" means a test or battery
of tests administered to determine the need for a professional examination. [L
1990, c 85, pt of §3]