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2020 Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 15 - Disease and Disease Prevention Generally
Subchapter 15 - Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program and Advisory Board
§ 20-15-1501. Purpose
Universal Citation: AR Code § 20-15-1501 (2020)
The purpose of this subchapter is to:
(1) Provide early detection of hearing loss by physiological measurement in newborn children at the birthing facility or as soon after birth as possible;
(2) Enable these children and their families and caregivers to obtain needed multidisciplinary evaluation, treatment, and intervention services at the earliest opportunity;
(3) Prevent or mitigate the developmental delays and academic failures associated with late identification of hearing loss; and
(4) Provide the state with the information necessary to effectively plan, establish, and evaluate a comprehensive system of appropriate services for newborns and infants who have a hearing loss or are deaf.
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