Sec. 47.20.110. Other duties of the department.
(a) The department shall adopt regulations necessary to implement AS 47.20.060 – 47.20.290, including regulations (1) for personnel development, including preservice and in-service training programs for providers of early intervention services; (2) to govern resolution of intra-agency and interagency disputes about the provision of services under AS 47.20.060 – 47.20.290 and the financial responsibility of […]
Sec. 47.20.290. Definitions.
In AS 47.20.060 – 47.20.290, (1) “additional early intervention services” means (A) family training and counseling; (B) speech pathology and audiology; (C) occupational therapy; (D) physical therapy; (E) psychological services; (F) medical services only for diagnostic or evaluation purposes; and (G) health services for the child that are necessary to enable the child to benefit […]
Sec. 47.20.300. Department to implement program.
The department shall plan, develop, and implement a hearing screening, tracking, and intervention program to facilitate compliance with the requirements of AS 47.20.310 – 47.20.390.
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 […]