(a) The department shall collect and compile performance data on the early hearing screening, tracking, and intervention program established under Alaska Stat. § 47.20.300 – 47.20.390 to ensure that the program is in compliance with Alaska Stat. § 47.20.300 – 47.20.390 and the regulations adopted under Alaska Stat. § 47.20.300 – 47.20.390. The performance evaluation must include
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.20.360
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(1) a comparison of the number of infants born in the state to the number of infants screened;(2) the referral rate for confirmatory diagnostic evaluation;(3) the follow-up rate for intervention; and(4) the number of false screening results.(b) In conducting a performance evaluation, the department shall establish hearing screening performance standards that must include a false positive rate and a false negative rate for screening results of less than or equal to three percent.
