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 37.28 - Hearing Screening Equipment Standards and Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  otherwise specifically provided, the sections in this subchapter apply to all
				  persons and entities (e.g., calibration companies, facilities) who receive,
				  possess, acquire, transfer, own, or use audiometers, audiometric testing
				  devices, and audiometric calibration equipment, and to all audiometers used for
				  audiometric screening and hearing threshold tests, all audiometric testing
				  devices, and all audiometric calibration equipment used in the State of
				  Texas.
(b) Each individual and
				  entity using any of the equipment referenced in subsection (a) of this section
				  must be registered with the department, in the manner prescribed by the
				  department (see information at
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vhs/audio.shtm
).
				  Registration information must be updated in a timely manner to keep it
				  current.
(c) Equipment referenced
				  in subsection (a) of this section shall meet the appropriate current ANSI
				  standards, or the manufacturer's specifications if no ANSI standards apply, and
				  all other applicable federal and state standard(s) and/or regulation(s) for
				  such equipment.
(d) Individuals
				  must be trained by or undergo training approved by the department in the proper
				  use of this equipment, as detailed in §
										37.27
				  of this title (relating to Standards and Requirements for Screening
				  Certification and Instructor Training).
(e) Individuals and entities who perform
				  calibration services on the equipment referenced in subsection (a) of this
				  section shall register with the department, and must update that registration
				  in a timely manner to keep it current, in a manner prescribed by the department
				  (see information at
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vhs/audio.shtm
).
(f) Only calibration firms shall perform
				  periodic electronic calibrations and exhaustive electronic calibrations.
				  Calibration firms shall provide notification to the owner of the audiometer
				  being calibrated that the audiometer has been calibrated. The notification may
				  be in the form of a decal or sticker affixed to the audiometer, or in hard copy
				  documentation that must be maintained by the owner and be made readily
				  available to the department or its representative upon request.
(g) Upon reasonable notice, each individual
				  or entity using audiometric screening equipment shall make available to the
				  department, in a timely manner, records maintained pursuant to this subchapter.
				  Calibration forms and records for all equipment referenced in subsection (a) of
				  this section, including monthly biological calibration data, shall be
				  maintained for inspection by the department for three years.
(h) Registration is not required for:
(1) equipment in storage, being shipped, or
				  being offered for sale, if the audiometer, audiometric testing devices, and
				  audiometric calibration equipment is not being used; and
(2) equipment limited to nonhuman
				  use.