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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) There is established the Newborn Hearing Screening Committee.
(2) The committee shall advise the department on:
(a) the validity and cost of newborn infant hearing loss testing procedures; and
(b) rules promulgated by the department to implement this Section 26B-4-319.
(3) The committee shall be composed of at least 11 members appointed by the executive director, including:
(a) one representative of the health insurance industry;
(b) one pediatrician;
(c) one family practitioner;
(d) one ear, nose, and throat specialist nominated by the Utah Medical Association;
(e) two audiologists nominated by the Utah Speech-Language Hearing Association;
(f) one representative of hospital neonatal nurseries;
(g) one representative of the Early Intervention Baby Watch Program administered by the department;
(h) one public health nurse;
(i) one consumer; and
(j) the executive director or the executive director's designee.
(4)(a) Of the initial members of the committee, the executive director shall appoint as nearly as possible half to two-year terms and half to four-year terms.
(b) After the initial appointments described in Subsection (4)(a), appointments shall be for four-year terms except:
(i) for those members who have been appointed to complete an unexpired term; and
(ii) as necessary to ensure that as nearly as possible the terms of half the appointments expire every two years.
(5) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and a vote of the majority of the members present constitutes an action of the committee.
(6) The committee shall appoint a chair from the committee's membership.
(7) The committee shall meet at least quarterly.
(8) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(b)Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(9) The department shall provide staff for the committee.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-1-432. Newborn Hearing Screening Committee - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-26b-utah-health-and-human-services-codes/ut-code-sect-26b-1-432/
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