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2017 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 71 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
71-4720.01 Terms, defined.
Universal Citation: NE Code § 71-4720.01 (2017)
71-4720.01. Terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 71-4720 to 71-4732.01:
(1) Commission means Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing;
(2) Deaf means a hearing impairment, with or without amplification, which is so severe that the person with the impairment may have difficulty in auditorily processing spoken language without the use of an interpreter;
(3) Hard of hearing means a hearing loss, permanent or fluctuating, which may adversely affect the ability to understand spoken language without the use of an interpreter or auxiliary aid; and
(4) Licensed interpreter has the same meaning as in section 20-151.
Source
- Laws 1997, LB 851, § 13;
- Laws 2000, LB 352, § 17;
- Laws 2001, LB 334, § 3;
- Laws 2002, LB 22, § 14.
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