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Last Update: 4/29/2021

Infant Hearing Screening Subcommittee

Status
Current
Type of Board
Permanent
Authority
R.C. 3701.507
Total Membership
At least 22
Dates of Appointment
Not specified
Term Length
Not specified
Ending Date of Term
Not specified
Report Requirements
Not applicable
Chairperson
Not specified
Subject To Sunset Review
Yes
Full-time
No
Restriction on Partisan Affiliation
No
Senate Confirmation Required
No
Expiration Date
December 31, 2024
Appointment Authority
Other
Membership Composition
Members with other stated qualifications, Other, State agency employees
Compensation
Not Specified
Staff Assistance
None specified
Additional Information
Qualifications
Medically Handicapped Children's Medical Advisory Council appoints the following members: 1 otolaryngologist, 1 neonatologist, 1 pediatrician, 1 neurologist, 1 hospital administrator, 2 or more audiologists experienced in infant hearing screening and evaluation, 1 speech-language pathologist, 2 persons who are each a parent of a hearing-impaired child, 1 geneticist, 1 epidemiologist, 1 adult who is deaf or hearing-impaired, 1 representative from an organization for the deaf or hearing-impaired, 1 family advocate, 1 nurse from a well-baby neonatal nursery, 1 nurse from a special care neonatal nursery, 1 teacher of the deaf who works with infants and toddlers, 1 representative of the health insurance industry, 1 representative of the Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps of the Department of Health, 1 representative of the Department of Education, 1 representative of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services who has responsibility regarding Medicaid, and any other person the Advisory Council appoints.