Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-363 – Rules
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-363
- Deaf or hard of hearing: means any type and degree of permanent hearing loss as assessed by an audiologist or physician specialized in hearing function. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-361
- Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-361
- Diagnostic audiologic evaluation: means an evaluation of the sensitivity of a person 's sense of hearing as assessed by an audiologist or physician specialized in hearing function. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-361
- Hearing screening: means objective procedures to detect possible hearing loss and determine the need for diagnostic audiologic evaluation and medical evaluation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-361
The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 91, necessary for the purposes of this part, including but not limited to administration and quality of newborn hearing screening; retention of records and related data; reporting of hearing screening results; reporting of diagnostic audiologic evaluation results for those infants who fail newborn hearing screenings or have been identified as deaf or hard of hearing; intervention for infants who have been identified as deaf or hard of hearing; informing parents about the purpose of hearing screening, diagnostic audiologic evaluation, and intervention; and maintaining the confidentiality of affected families.