It shall be the duty and responsibility of the department to:

(1) Establish, implement, and evaluate a statewide system for hearing screening and diagnostic audiologic evaluation to identify infants who are deaf or hard of hearing, and for referral and enrollment of these infants in early intervention services;
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 321-362

  • 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
(2) Establish standards and guidelines for hearing screening, identification, diagnosis, intervention, and monitoring of infants who are deaf or hard of hearing or have been identified with a risk indicator for developing delayed-onset or progressive hearing loss, or both;
(3) Develop a plan in conjunction with the department of education to involve parents or guardians in any medical and educational follow-up for infants who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have been identified with a risk indicator for developing delayed-onset or progressive hearing loss, or both; and
(4) Collect and analyze program data in relation to the duties and responsibilities of the department.

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