PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor Ch. 128

Education;

1. 1 shall be from the Maryland State Department of

2. 1 shall be from the Maryland School for the Deaf; and

agency;

3. 1 shall be an educator of the deaf from a local education

Hygiene;

(iii)

1 shall be from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental

(iv)

area of deafness;

1 shall be a mental health professional with expertise in the

(v)

2 shall be parents of hearing-impaired children;

(vi)

1 shall be from the Maryland Association of the Deaf; [and]

HEARING LOSS;

(vii)
AND

1 shall be an audiologist WITH EXPERTISE IN CHILDHOOD

(VIII) 1 SHALL BE FROM THE ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND.

(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 Standard State
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.

(f) The

Advisory Council shall:

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

(2)

program;

Provide consultation to the Department in the development of the

(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;
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