Boards and Commissions

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Infant Hearing Screening Subcommittee

Status	Type of Board	Full-time	Expiration Date
Current	Permanent	No	12/31/2024

Subject to Sunset Review	Partisan Affiliation Restriction	Senate Confirmation Required
Yes	No	No

Authority	Total Membership
R.C. 3701.507	At least 22

Dates of Appointment		Term Length
Not specified		Not specified

Ending Date Of Term	Report Requirements
Not specified	Not applicable

Appointment Authority	Membership Composition
Other	Members with other stated qualifications, Other, State agency employees

Compensation		Staff Assistance
Not Specified		None specified

Chairperson	Additional Information
Not specified

Qualifications
Medically Handicapped Children's Medical Advisory Council appoints the following members: 1 otolaryngologist, 1 neonatologist, 1 pediatrician, 1 neurologist, 1 hospital administrator, 2 or more audiologists experienced in infant hearing screening and evaluation, 1 speech-language pathologist, 2 persons who are each a parent of a hearing-impaired child, 1 geneticist, 1 epidemiologist, 1 adult who is deaf or hearing-impaired, 1 representative from an organization for the deaf or hearing-impaired, 1 family advocate, 1 nurse from a well-baby neonatal nursery, 1 nurse from a special care neonatal nursery, 1 teacher of the deaf who works with infants and toddlers, 1 representative of the health insurance industry, 1 representative of the Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps of the Department of Health, 1 representative of the Department of Education, 1 representative of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services who has responsibility regarding Medicaid, and any other person the Advisory Council appoints.

Qualifications

Medically Handicapped Children's Medical Advisory Council appoints the following members: 1 otolaryngologist, 1 neonatologist, 1 pediatrician, 1 neurologist, 1 hospital administrator, 2 or more audiologists experienced in infant hearing screening and evaluation, 1 speech-language pathologist, 2 persons who are each a parent of a hearing-impaired child, 1 geneticist, 1 epidemiologist, 1 adult who is deaf or hearing-impaired, 1 representative from an organization for the deaf or hearing-impaired, 1 family advocate, 1 nurse from a well-baby neonatal nursery, 1 nurse from a special care neonatal nursery, 1 teacher of the deaf who works with infants and toddlers, 1 representative of the health insurance industry, 1 representative of the Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps of the Department of Health, 1 representative of the Department of Education, 1 representative of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services who has responsibility regarding Medicaid, and any other person the Advisory Council appoints.