Sec. 47.20.310. Screening requirements.
(a) Subject to (b) of this section, the physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth of a child in a hospital in this state, or, if a physician is not in attendance at or immediately after the birth, the person attending the newborn child in a hospital in this state, shall, unless medically […]
Sec. 47.20.320. Reporting and tracking program.
(a) The department shall develop and implement a reporting and tracking system for newborns and infants screened for hearing loss in order to provide the department with information and data to effectively plan, establish, monitor, and evaluate the newborn and infant hearing screening, tracking, and intervention program. Evaluation of the program must include evaluation of […]
Sec. 47.20.330. Intervention program.
(a) The department shall establish guidelines for the provision of follow-up care for newborn and infant children in the state who have been identified as having or being at risk of developing a hearing loss. The services recommended must include appropriate follow-up care for newborns and infants with abnormal or inconclusive screening results, such as […]
Sec. 47.20.060. Purpose.
It is the purpose of AS 47.20.060 – 47.20.290 to (1) subject to the availability of funding, provide quality learning and related early intervention family support services to eligible children under the age of three who have developmental delays or disabilities and, on a discretionary basis, to those children under the age of three who […]
Sec. 47.20.070. Establishment of early intervention services system program.
(a) The department, with the assistance of the Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education, shall establish a coordinated, comprehensive, statewide system of multidisciplinary interagency programs that provide appropriate early intervention services to eligible persons under AS 47.20.060 – 47.20.290. (b) The department is the lead agency for purposes of federal law with respect to […]
Sec. 47.20.075. Grant authority.
The department may award grants for covered services to children and their families who are eligible under AS 47.20.060 – 47.20.290.