§321-362  Duties.  It shall be the dutyand responsibility of the department to:

(1)  Establish, implement, and evaluate a statewideprogram for early identification of, and intervention for, hearing impairmentin infants;

(2)  Establish standards and guidelines for thescreening, identification, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring of infantswith hearing impairment and infants at risk for delayed onset of hearingimpairment;

(3)  Develop a plan in conjunction with the departmentof education's statewide center for students with hearing or visual impairmentsto involve the parents or guardians with the medical and educational follow-upand management of infants who have been identified as hearing-impaired or atrisk of delayed onset of hearing impairments; and

(4)  Collect and analyze program data in relation tothe duties and responsibilities of the department. [L 1990, c 85, pt of §3; amL 2001, c 42, pt of §2]