Md. Code, Health - General § 13-601
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health - General § 13-601, part of Maryland’s Code, Health - General — covers public health regulation.
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§13–601.
Official statutory text
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) “Hearing status” means the state of an individual’s ability to perceive sound, based on audiological assessment.
(c) “Infant” means a child who is under the age of 1 year.
(d) “Newborn” means a child up to 29 days old who is born in the State.
(e) “Program” means the program that the Secretary establishes to provide for universal hearing screening of newborns and early identification and follow–up of newborns and infants who have, or are at risk for developing, a permanent hearing status that affects speech–language skills.
(b) “Hearing status” means the state of an individual’s ability to perceive sound, based on audiological assessment.
(c) “Infant” means a child who is under the age of 1 year.
(d) “Newborn” means a child up to 29 days old who is born in the State.
(e) “Program” means the program that the Secretary establishes to provide for universal hearing screening of newborns and early identification and follow–up of newborns and infants who have, or are at risk for developing, a permanent hearing status that affects speech–language skills.
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