Utah Code 26B-1-433. Children’s Hearing Aid Advisory Committee

Repealed 7/1/2023)

Repealed 7/1/2023
26B-1-433. Children’s Hearing Aid Advisory Committee.

(1)	There is established the Children’s Hearing Aid Advisory Committee.

Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(2)

The committee shall be composed of five members appointed by the executive director, and shall include:

(a)	one audiologist with pediatric expertise;

(b)	one speech-language pathologist;

(c)	one teacher, certified under Title 53E, Public Education System — State Administration, as a teacher of the deaf or a listening and spoken language therapist;

(d)	one ear, nose, and throat specialist; and

(e)

one parent whose child:

(i)	is six years old or older; and

(ii)	has hearing loss.

(3)	A majority of the members constitutes a quorum.

(4)	A vote of the majority of the members, with a quorum present, constitutes an action of the committee.

(5)	The committee shall elect a chair from the committee’s members.

(6)

The committee shall:

(a)	meet at least quarterly;

(b)	recommend to the department medical criteria and procedures for selecting children who may qualify for assistance from the account; and

(c)	review rules developed by the department.

(7)

A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:

(a)	Section 63A-3-106;

(b)	Section 63A-3-107; and

(c)	rules made by the Division of Finance, pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

(8)	The department shall provide staff to the committee.

Enacted by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session, (Coordination Clause)