25 Tex. Admin. Code § 37.502 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Birthing
facility:
(A) a hospital licensed under Texas
Health and Safety Code Chapter 241 that offers obstetrical services;
(B) a birthing center licensed under Texas
Health and Safety Code Chapter 244;
(C) a children's hospital licensed under
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 241 that offers obstetrical or neonatal
intensive care unit services or both; or
(D) a facility maintained or operated by this
state or an agency of this state that provides obstetrical services.
(2) Consent--Permission related to
the release of individually identifying information that may be disclosed to
the department or resource center.
(3) Consent form (form)--A form that contains
required language prescribed by the department found at
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/tehdi
to capture consent, as defined in this subchapter.
(4) Department--The Department of State
Health Services.
(5) ECI--Early
Childhood Intervention. The early intervention services described in Part C
Early Childhood Intervention, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,
20 United States Code
§§
1431 -
1443.
(6) Follow-up care--Additional screening,
diagnostic audiological evaluation, or intervention services to include medical
and therapeutic treatment services for newborns or infants who do not pass the
initial hearing screening.
(7)
Healthcare provider--Any licensed professional along the hearing continuum,
including:
(A) a registered nurse recognized
as an advanced practice registered nurse by the Texas Board of Nursing or a
physician assistant licensed by the Texas Physician Assistant Board;
(B) a midwife, as defined by Texas
Occupations Code §
203.002, including a
nurse midwife described by Texas Occupations Code §
301.152;
(C) a physician who is licensed to practice
medicine by the Texas Medical Board; or
(D) a licensed audiologist, as defined by
Texas Occupations Code Chapter 401.
(8) Hearing loss--A hearing threshold greater
than 15 dB hearing level in the frequency region important for speech
recognition and comprehension in one or both ears that is confirmed by a
diagnostic audiological evaluation.
(9) Hearing screening--The initial
physiologic measurement of hearing to identify an increased risk for hearing
loss before birthing facility discharge.
(10) Individually identifying
information--Confidential information that identifies the parent or
newborn.
(11) Infant--A child who
is at least 30 days old but who is younger than 24 months old.
(12) Newborn--A child younger than 30 days
old.
(13) Parent--A natural parent,
stepparent, adoptive parent, legal guardian, or other legal custodian of a
child.
(14) Protocols--Guidelines
or procedures based on the latest Joint Committee on Infant Hearing position
statement, found at http://www.jcih.org/posstatemts.htm,
as updated, used by programs to conduct newborn hearing screening.
(15) Resource center--Primary statewide
resource center as defined by Texas Education Code §
30.051.
(16) TEHDI MIS--Texas Early Hearing Detection
and Intervention Management Information System. The department's central
information source of results and referrals related to newborn hearing screens,
audiological evaluations, and any type of intervention for newborns or
infants.
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