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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="8-601" title_number="8" title_name="Special Programs for Exceptional Children" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Hearing Aid and Language and Communication Video Loan Bank Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Eligible individual” means an individual who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is a resident of the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is identified by an otolaryngologist or a licensed audiologist as having a hearing loss; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Is under the age of 21 years; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Has not graduated from high school.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Licensed audiologist” means an individual who is licensed to practice audiology under Title 2 of the Health Occupations Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Loan Bank” means the Hearing Aid and Language and Communication Video Loan Bank.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Otolaryngologist” means an individual who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is licensed to practice medicine under Title 14 of the Health Occupations Article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Specializes in otolaryngology.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Program” means the Hearing Aid and Language and Communication Video Loan Bank Program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
