Ark. Code Ann. § 20-15-1502: Definitions

As used in this subchapter:

(1) "Birth admission" means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery before discharge;

(2) "Birthing hospital" means any hospital located within the State of Arkansas that delivers newborns;

(3) "Follow-up care" and "follow-up screening" mean the follow-up services provided by a licensed audiologist to diagnose a hearing loss;

(4) "Hearing loss" means an impairment that is a dysfunction of the auditory system of any type or degree sufficient to interfere with acquisition and development of speech and language skills;

(5) "Hearing screening" means a bilateral physiological measurement of hearing on a newborn or infant;

(6) "Infant" means a child thirty (30) days to twelve (12) months old;

(7) "Intervention" means amplification by a licensed audiologist as required and early intervention services described in Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as in effect January 1, 1999;

(8) "Newborn" means a child up to twenty-nine (29) days old;

(9) "Parent" means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal custodian of a child;

(10) "Program" means the Newborn Infant Hearing Screening Program; and

(11) "Provider" means an audiologist licensed by the State of Arkansas who administers initial newborn and infant hearing screenings upon referral from a hospital or physician or follow-up screenings outside of the hospital setting.