Audiologists are essential in the role of determining whether a child has a hearing loss. According to JCIH (2019), the audiologist completes the initial diagnostic evaluation using a battery of physiological testing procedures. Once a child has been diagnosed with a confirmed hearing loss, it is important that he/she be seen by their audiologist for management and follow-up care. The audiologist provides parents with information about hearing loss, communication options, educational options and personal amplification.
The goals for babies born in Arkansas are 1, 3, 6:
- Screen all newborn’s hearing before they leave the hospital;
- Re-test those who do not pass the first screen before 1 month of age;
- Confirm hearing loss by diagnostic audiologic testing before 3 months of age; and
- Enroll infants identified with hearing loss in appropriate early intervention services before 6 months of age.
Downloads and Information
- 2019 JCIH Position Statement
- FY22 ERAVE Usability Evaluation
- Letter to All Arkansas Audiologists
- Audiologists’ Guide for Infant Diagnostic Evaluation
- Providers of Follow-Up Infant Hearing Screening
- Diagnostic Providers list
- Rescreen Questionnaire Form – English
- Rescreen Questionnaire Form – Spanish
- Diagnostic Evaluation Form
- Act 1559 of 1999
- Rules and Regulations
