Section 20-15-1502 - DefinitionsAs used in this subchapter:
(1) "Birth admission" means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery before discharge;(2) "Birthing hospital" means any hospital located within the State of Arkansas that delivers newborns;(3) "Follow-up care" and "follow-up screening" mean the follow-up services provided by a licensed audiologist to diagnose a hearing loss;(4) "Hearing loss" means an impairment that is a dysfunction of the auditory system of any type or degree sufficient to interfere with acquisition and development of speech and language skills;(5) "Hearing screening" means a bilateral physiological measurement of hearing on a newborn or infant;(6) "Infant" means a child thirty (30) days to twelve (12) months old;(7) "Intervention" means amplification by a licensed audiologist as required and early intervention services described in Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as in effect January 1, 1999;(8) "Newborn" means a child up to twenty-nine (29) days old;(9) "Parent" means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal custodian of a child;(10) "Program" means the Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program; and(11) "Provider" means an audiologist licensed by the State of Arkansas who administers initial newborn and infant hearing screenings upon referral from a hospital or physician or follow-up screenings outside of the hospital setting.Amended by Act 2019, No. 389,§ 33, eff. 7/24/2019.Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 5006, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1999, No. 1559, § 2.