# Education (GED)

## Title 8. Special Programs for Exceptional Children

### Subtitle 6. Hearing Aid and Language and Communication Video Loan Bank Program

#### Section 8-605

The State Board shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle, including regulations that:

(1) For the purpose of implementing Sec. 8-604(a) of this subtitle, identify the types of documents that the Program may require a parent or legal guardian to submit to prove that an individual is an eligible individual who has no immediate access to a hearing aid; and

(2) For the purpose of implementing Sec. 8-604(b)(2) of this subtitle, establish factors that the Program shall consider when evaluating whether a parent or legal guardian:

  (i) Has the financial means to obtain immediate access to another hearing aid; or

  (ii) Is making reasonable efforts to obtain immediate access to another hearing aid.

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Md. Code Ann., Educ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)