Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-13-108

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 26, June 28, 2024

Section R9-13-108 - [Effective 7/7/2024] Hearing Screener Qualifications

A. An individual may be a hearing screener if the individual:

1. Is an audiologist, or

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Has a current hearing screener certificate of completion, as specified in subsection (C).

B. An individual, who is not an audiologist, is eligible to become a hearing screener, if the individual:

1. Is at least 18 years of age;

2. Has a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma;

3. Has the ability to recognize a student's response to hearing a range of tones at different pitches and volumes;

4. Has completed classroom instruction provided by a hearing screening trainer, including:

a. Introduction to hearing screening for children, including the:

i. Anatomy and physiology of the ear,

ii. Auditory development,

iii. Language development,

iv. Signs and types of hearing loss in children,

v. Prevention of hearing loss in children,

vi. Otitis media, and

vii. Rationale for early identification of hearing loss;

b. Essentials for hearing screening children, including:

i. When, how, and on whom hearing screening is performed;

ii. How to set up a hearing screening, including the selection of a method to use for hearing screening and a location to conduct hearing screening; and

iii. Infection control;

c. Hearing screening protocols, including:

i. Types of age-specific audiological equipment;

(1) A pure tone audiometer,

(2) Otoacoustic emission device, and

(3) Tympanometer,

ii. How to select an appropriate screening type;

iii. Proper hearing screening techniques;

iv. Possible results of hearing screening;

v. hearing screener requirements specified in this Article;

vi. Procedures for tracking students expected to receive hearing screening and recording hearing screening results;

vii. Identifying students who need a second hearing screening; and

viii. Requirements in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.2, and requirements in this Article;

d. Hearing screening results, including documentation of:

i. Notification of and communication with the parents of students;

ii. The information that a parent of a student who does not pass a hearing screening is requested to obtain from the student's specialist and provide to the student's school;

iii. When and to whom a student's hearing loss is required to be reported;

iv. Procedures for reporting hearing screening results to the Department; and

v. What resources are available to the parent of a student who does not pass hearing screening;

5. Obtains a score of at least 80% on a written examination that covers the classroom instruction, as specified in subsection (B)(4); and

6. Demonstrates competency in the use of the audiological equipment, as applicable.

C. When the Department receives notification that an individual has satisfied the requirements in subsection (B), from the hearing screening trainer who provided the classroom instruction, written examination, and competency assessment, the Department shall issue to the individual a hearing screening certificate of completion that includes:

1. The individual's name;

2. The information provided in R9-13-109(D)(2)(b), (f), and (g); and

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3. The date the hearing screening certificate of completion was issued.

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D. A hearing screener's certificate of completion expires four years from the issue date indicated on the hearing screening certificate of completion.

E. Before the expiration date of a hearing screening certificate of completion, a hearing screener, who is not an audiologist and wants to renew a hearing screening certificate of completion, shall:

1. Complete instruction, as provided by a hearing trainer or another Department-approved method related to:

a. Development of speech and language,

b. Essentials for hearing screening children, and

c. Hearing screening protocols;

2. Obtain a score of at least 80% on a written examination that covers the hearing screening requirements in subsection (B)(5); and

3. Demonstrate competency in the use of the audiological equipment consistent with the hearing screening training received in subsection (B)(6);

F. Within 30 calendar days after the Department receives notification that a hearing screener has satisfied the requirements in subsection (E), the Department shall issue to the hearing screener a renewal hearing screening certificate of completion.

G. An individual who does not score at least 80% on the:

1. Initial written examination, as specified in subsection (B)(5), may retake the written examination; or

2. Second written examination, shall repeat the classroom instruction, as specified in subsection (B)(4) before taking a third written examination.

H. An individual who is not a hearing screener:

1. May perform an initial three-frequency, pure tone hearing screening for a student, as specified in Table 13.3, under the supervision of a hearing screener; and

2. Shall not perform a hearing screening:

a. For a student who did not pass an initial hearing screening,

b. Using a combination of a tympanometer and a pure tone audiometer according to R9-13-103(G)(2); or

c. Using an otoacoustic emissions device, as specified in Table 13.3.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-13-108

Adopted effective February 18, 1986 (Supp. 86-1). Amended effective October 15, 1993 (Supp. 93-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 3307, effective July 16, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1827, effective 7/2/2019. Amended by final rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 1949, effective 7/7/2024.