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reporting to the department

(A) a determination by screening that the newborn or infant may have a hearing impairment;

(B) an unsuccessful screening; or

(C) a missed screening;

(9) a description of the training and supervision of individuals responsible for informing a parent of the screening results;

(10) the procedure for ensuring that a newborn or infant who had an unsuccessful screening or who missed a screening will receive a screening; and

(11) if a newborn or infant, as determined by screening, may have a hearing impairment, the procedure for ensuring that the parent receives information about follow-up care and a referral for confirmatory diagnostic evaluation to be completed before the newborn or infant is 90 days of age. (b) Any of the following individuals may perform a hearing screening using the protocol in (a) of this section:

(1) a physician licensed under AS 08.64;

(2) an audiologist licensed under AS 08.11;

(3) a registered nurse licensed under AS 08.68 and trained to perform hearing screening;

(4) a physician assistant licensed under AS 08.64;

(5) a hospital technician or hospital volunteer, if that individual

(A) is trained by a physician described in (1) of this subsection, a registered nurse described in (3) of this subsection, or a physician assistant described in (4) of this subsection to perform hearing screening; and

(B) performs hearing screening under the supervision of a physician described in (1) of this subsection, a registered nurse described in (3) of this subsection, or a physician assistant described in (4) of this subsection;

(6) a federal employee working in a tribal health facility that is exempt from state licensure and who is a health care provider authorized to perform hearing screening; in this paragraph, “tribal health facility” means a facility owned and operated by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, or a facility owned and operated by a tribal organization, as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450b( l), under a funding agreement under 25 U.S.C. 458aaa-4 (Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 2000). (Eff. 1/17/2008, Register 185)