Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part V - Preventive Health Services
Subpart 7 - Maternal and Child Health Services
Chapter 22 - Identification of Hearing Impairment in Infants
Section V-2201 - Definitions

Advisory Council- the 14 member council created pursuant to R.S. 46:2265.

Audiologist- an individual licensed to practice audiology by the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech Pathology and Audiology.

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)- the synchronous electrical response elicited from the auditory nervous system within 20 msec after stimulation and its measurement as used for the detection of hearing loss.

Department- the Department of Health and Hospitals.

Discharge- release from the premises of a medical care facility.

Evoked Otoacoustics Emissions (EOAE)- acoustic echoes, evoked in response to acoustic stimuli, produced by the inner ear and measured by a microphone in the ear canal for the detection of hearing loss.

Hearing Screening- using procedures approved by the office to identify infants in need of diagnostic audiological assessment.

Infants at Risk- those infants who are at risk for hearing loss because they have one or more risk factors as indicated in R.S. 46:2263.

Office- the Office of Public Health within the department.

Other Birthing Site- any site of birth other than a hospital.

Other Risk Factors- any other condition(s) in addition to the factors cited in R.S. 46:2263 added by the office upon recommendation of the advisory council.

Other Screening Device- a device preapproved in writing by the office, comparable to or better than auditory brainstem response testing.

Program -the Hearing, Speech and Vision Program within the office.

Risk Registry- will be the data base kept by the office of all infants identified as high risk for hearing loss.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:2261-2267.