La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § V-2201
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.
La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § V-2201