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



(1)  Establish, implement, and evaluate a statewide
program for early identification of, and intervention for, hearing impairment
in infants;



(2)  Establish standards and guidelines for the
screening, identification, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring of infants
with hearing impairment and infants at risk for delayed onset of hearing
impairment;



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



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