§ 20-15-1102 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

20-15-1102. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Division" means the Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services;

(2) "Newborn infant with hearing impairment" means a newborn infant who has a disorder of the auditory system of any type or degree causing a hearing impairment sufficient to interfere with the development of language and speech skills;

(3) "Newborn infants at risk" means those newborn infants who are at risk for hearing impairment because they have one (1) or more risk factors;

(4) "Program" means the Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program;

(5) "Risk factors" are those criteria or factors, any one (1) of which identifies a newborn infant as being at risk for hearing impairment, as determined by the division and set forth in rules and regulations promulgated by the division;

(6) "Screening infants for hearing impairment" means a procedure for employing a device for identifying a disorder of the auditory system, but the procedure may not necessarily provide a comprehensive determination of hearing thresholds in the speech range. Such a procedure may include auditory brainstem response screening or other devices approved by the division; and

(7) "Screening report" means a report by a facility providing screening for hearing impairment which identifies each newborn infant who has been screened for hearing impairment.