Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 37 - MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter C - VISION AND HEARING SCREENING › Section 37.22 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) American
				  Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)--The AAP is a nationally recognized professional
				  organization which issues recommended standards pertaining to the health and
				  well-being of children.
(2)
				  American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS)--AAPOS
				  is a nationally-recognized professional body which, in conjunction with the
				  AAP, issues recommended vision screening standards. The goals of AAPOS are to
				  advance the quality of children's eye care, support the training of pediatric
				  ophthalmologists, support research activities in pediatric ophthalmology, and
				  advance the care of adults with strabismus.
(3) American National Standards Institute,
				  Inc. (ANSI)--The national coordinator of standards development and the United
				  States clearinghouse for information on national and international
				  standards.
(4) Audiometer--An
				  electrical device for testing hearing, and for measuring bone and air
				  conduction of sound.
(5)
				  Audiometric calibration equipment--Electro-acoustical equipment used to
				  calibrate audiometers and audiometric testing devices. The term includes
				  frequency counters, voltmeters, and distortion measuring equipment used to
				  calibrate audiometers and audiometric testing devices.
(6) Audiometric testing device--An
				  electro-acoustical generator that provides acoustic energy of a calibrated
				  output.
(7) Biological calibration
				  check--The process of testing a person having a known, stable audiometric curve
				  that does not exceed 25 decibels (dB) hearing level at any frequency between
				  250 and 6000 Hertz (Hz), and comparing the test results with the subject's
				  known baseline audiogram.
(8)
				  Calibration--The process of comparing an instrument or device with a standard
				  to determine its accuracy and to make the necessary repairs or adjustments to
				  assure that the operating characteristics are within the allowable limits
				  established by a national standard, all in accordance with applicable legal
				  requirements.
(9)
				  Certification--The process by which the Department of State Health Services
				  (department) trains individuals to conduct vision and/or hearing screening or
				  provides training to instructors. The applicable certification is awarded
				  following the successful completion of any of the course scenarios in this
				  paragraph.
(10) dB--The decibel is
				  a unit for expressing the relative intensity of sounds on a scale from zero for
				  the average least perceptible sound to approximately 130 for the average pain
				  level.
(11) Exhaustive
				  calibration--A calibration that tests all settings for both
				  earphones.
(12) Extended recheck--A
				  screen used after the child has failed two sweep-check screens. The screener
				  may perform an extended recheck or initiate a referral for a professional
				  examination, as defined in this section, after the two failed sweep-check
				  screens.
(13) Facility--Includes
				  public or private preschools and schools, as defined as follows:
(A) schools, as the term is defined at Texas
				  Health and Safety Code, §
											36.003(7);
(B) preschools, as the term is defined at
				  Texas Health and Safety Code, §
											36.003(3);
(C) child care centers licensed by the
				  Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS); and
(D) child care homes licensed by
				  DFPS.