WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 141

(iii) 1 shall be from the Maryland Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene;

(iv) 1 shall be a mental health professional
with expertise in the area of deafness;

(v) 2 shall be parents of hearing-impaired
infants or of hearing-impaired young children;

(vi) 1 shall be from the Maryland Association
of the Deaf; and

(vii) 1 shall be an audiologist.

(c)  The Advisory Council shall elect a chairperson from
among its members.

(d)  The Advisory Council shall meet at least 6 times a year
at the times and places that it determines.

(e)  A member of the Advisory Council:

(1)  May not receive compensation; but

(2)  Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under
the State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State Budget.

(f)  The Advisory Council shall:

(1)  Advise the Department on the implementation of an
early identification program and follow-up of hearing-impaired
infants and infants who have a risk factor of developing a
hearing impairment;

(2)  Provide consultation to the Department in the
development of the program;

(3)  Make recommendations for operation of the
program;

(4)  Advise the Department:

(i) In setting standards for the program;

(ii) In monitoring and reviewing the program;
and

(iii) In providing quality assurance for the
program;

(5)  Provide consultation to the Department in the
establishment of an. educational program for families,

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