Regulation .08 Procedures for Audiologists and Licensed Professionals Conducting Audiological Screening or Evaluations.
Regulation .08 Procedures for Audiologists and Licensed Professionals Conducting Audiological Screening or Evaluations.LinkCopy Citation
A.
An audiologist or a licensed professional who performs a hearing screening or audiological diagnostic evaluation on a child younger than 5 years old due to the presence of a risk factor as listed in Regulation .04 of this chapter or in follow-up to the birth hearing screening of a newborn or infant who did not receive or did not pass the birth hearing screening shall:
(1)
Within 2 business days:
(a)
Report the results of the screening or audiological diagnostic evaluation to the Program in the Department database;
(b)
Document recommendations and referrals provided in the Department database; and
(c)
Confirm or update the demographic information of the child or infant in the Department database; and
(2)
Within 7 business days, notify the appropriate early intervention program at the Maryland State Department of Education of any child younger than 5 years old confirmed to have or strongly suspected of having a permanent hearing status of any type or degree as described in §B of this regulation which is sufficient to interfere with the acquisition and development of speech-language skills with or without the use of sound amplification.
B.
A child younger than 5 years old is strongly suspected of having a permanent hearing status if evidence or clinical judgment exists which indicates that there is a high probability of a permanent hearing status of any type or degree which is sufficient to interfere with the acquisition and development of speech-language skills.