26 Tex. Admin. Code § 350.813 - Deaf or Hard of Hearing
(a) The
interdisciplinary team may not determine a child ineligible if the child is
suspected to be deaf or hard of hearing until all evaluations and assessments
required in this section have been completed and reviewed by the
interdisciplinary team.
(b) The
interdisciplinary team must determine any need for further hearing testing by
analyzing risk factors and evaluation results during every evaluation to
determine eligibility.
(1) Evaluation results
must include the items listed in §350.809 (relating to Initial Eligibility
Criteria).
(2) A hearing screening
tool may be used when an evaluation tool is not administered for a child who is
eligible based on a medical diagnosis or a child who meets the criteria of
having a visual impairment as defined by 19 TAC §
89.1040 (relating to Eligibility
Criteria).
(c) The
subrecipient must refer the child to a licensed audiologist if the child has
been identified as having a need for further hearing testing and the child has
not had a hearing test within the six months prior to identifying the need.
(1) If necessary to access a licensed
audiologist, the subrecipient may refer the child to the child's primary health
care provider.
(2) The referral
must be made:
(A) within five working days;
and
(B) with parental
consent.
(d) If
the subrecipient receives a hearing test that indicates the child is deaf or
hard of hearing or receives documentation that the child has a medical
condition that has a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay and
sensory impairment, the subrecipient mustenroll the child and make a referral
to the LEA.
(1) The referral must be made
within five business days after the subrecipient receives:
(A) the hearing test, in which case the
referral must include results of the hearing test; or
(B) documentation indicating the child has a
medical condition that has a high probability of resulting in a developmental
delay and sensory impairment.
(2) Per
20 USC §
1232g(b)(1)(A), parental
consent is not required for this referral, but the parent must be notified that
the referral is being made.
(3) If
the child has not been tested by an audiologist, the subrecipient must assist
the family in obtaining a hearing test and send the test results to the LEA
within five business days of receiving the hearing test.
(e) The subrecipient must refer any child who
uses amplification to the LEA.
(f)
The Certified Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing from the LEA participates
in the service planning process as part of the interdisciplinary team and, with
written parental consent, completes any necessary evaluations.
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