Section 144-279-2.0 - DEFINITIONS2.1 "Audiologist" means an individual who practices audiology and who by virtue of academic and practical training presents himself to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words, Audiologist, Hearing Clinician, Hearing Therapist or any similar title or description of services. Maine law requires an audiologist to hold a license to practice in accordance with standards set forth by the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulations.2.2 "Birth Admission" means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery prior to discharge.2.3 "Birthing Center" means any non-hospital health facility, institution, or place designed to accommodate mothers giving birth away from home at the culmination of normal, uncomplicated deliveries.2.4 "Birthing Hospital" shall mean, for purposes of rules regarding newborn hearing screening, a hospital with a maternal and newborn service.2.5 "Board" means the Maine Newborn Hearing Program Advisory Board.2.6 "Department" means program leadership, management or staff from the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Health, Maine Newborn Hearing Program.2.7 "Hearing Loss" means a hearing loss of 16 decibels or more in the frequency region important for speech recognition and comprehension in one or both ears.2.8 "Hearing Screening" means a physiologic measure of a newborn's hearing designed to detect if a newborn is at a high risk of having hearing loss.2.9 "High Risk Indicator" means a diagnostic finding which causes an individual to be susceptible to hearing loss because of biological or environmental factors.2.10 "Intervention" or "treatment" means the early intervention services described in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 United States Code, Chapter 33, Subchapter III, Sections 1431 to 1445, as amended. "Intervention" or "treatment" includes, but is not limited to, audiological, medical, or early educational services that provide a choice of methods of communications in a variety of sensory modalities.2.11 "Parent" means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian or other legal custodian of a child.2.12 "Pass Result" means a result from the newborn hearing screening which indicates that, as of the time of the screening, the newborn is likely to demonstrate normal hearing sensitivity in the test ear.2.13 "Person who is culturally Deaf" means a person with permanent hearing loss who identifies as a member of the Deaf community and who utilizes American Sign Language as the primary mode of communication.2.14 "Person who is hard-of-hearing" or "person who is deaf" means a person with permanent hearing loss who communicates using aural or oral skills for accessing spoken language.2.15 "Program" means the Maine Newborn Hearing Program.2.16 "Refer Pattern" means a result from a newborn hearing screening which indicates that the newborn may not demonstrate normal hearing in the test ear at the time of screening, and requires further screening or diagnostic assessment.10-144 C.M.R. ch. 279, § 2.0