Texas Register, Volume 9, Number 16, Pages 1235-1308 , March 2, 1984 Page: 1,264
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ticle 4590f is the basis for rules relating to the use and
maintenance of audiometric equipment and registration
of audiometric equipment, users of audiometric equip-
ment, and calibration firms.
Audiogram-A graph of an individual's hearing
thresholds for each ear at the department's minimum six
designated frequencies.
Audiologist-A person who holds a valid license
issued by the State Commission of Examiners for Speech-
Language Pathology and Audiology to practice as an au-
diologist in the State of Texas.
Audiometric evaluation-Results obtained from
tests to provide the otologist with sufficient information
to diagnose the type and degree of the hearing loss.
Binaural-A hearing aid arrangement that utilizes
two individual hearing aids, one fitted to each ear.
Board-The Texas Board of Health.
Calibration-The process of comparing an instru-
ment 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 or manufac-
turer's specifications.
Child-care facility-A Texas Department of Hu-
man Resources-licensed or -registered facility that pro-
vides care, training, education, custody, treatment, or
supervision for more than 12 children who are not related,
by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner or operator
of the facility, for all or part of the 24-hour day, whether
or not the facility is operated for profit or charges for
the services it offers.
Communication disorder-An abnormality of
functioning related to the ability to express and receive
ideas.
Department-The Texas Department of Health.
Earmold-A piece of plastic derived from an im-
pression of the outer ear. It is attached to the hearing aid
and inserted into the wearer's ear. It is used to channel
the amplified sound directly from the receiver of the hear-
ing aid into the ear canal.
Educator-An Individual engaged in the formal
educational development of the impaired Individual.
Examination-A diagnostic evaluation performed
by a licensed, certified, or sanctioned Individual whose
expertise addresses the diagnostic needs of the individual
identified as having a possible special senses or commu-
nication disorder
Hearing aid-A small portable electronic device
that amplifies sound and is worn by a person to compen-
sate for a hearing loss This instrument is designed for,
or may be represented as, aiding, improving, or correcting
defective human hearing
Hearing aid arrangement-A system of hearing
enhancement fitted to an individual with auditory impair-
ment. This arrangement can consist o, the hearing aid(s)
or other amplification device(s) selected to maximize the
individual's hearing potential and accompanying acces-
sories including, but not limited to, earmold(s)
Hearing aid dispenser-A person who holds a
valid license issued by the Texas Board of Examiners in
the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Aids to fit and
dispense hearing aids in the State of TexasHearing aid evaluation-The performance of un-
aided and aided sound-field tests of appropriate hearing
aid(s) to determine which hearing aid arrangement best
meets an individual's needs for personal amplification.
Hearing aid fitting-The physical attaching of the
hearing aid(s) to the earmold(s), adjusting the hearing
aid(s) to control parameters in order to meet the needs
of the hearing-impaired individual, placing the resulting
hearing aid arrangement on the individual's ear(s) and
counseling regarding the appropriate usage of, care of,
and maintenance of the hearing aid arrangement.
Hearing aid purchase-The purchase of hearing
aid(s) through the State Purchasing and General Services
Commission for the use on a loan basis by a hearing-
impaired individual who is eligible for services under this
program.
Hearing threshold screening test (threshold)-A
test using a pure-tone audiometer to determine the lowest
hearing threshold level at which a person responds to each
of the following frequencies: 1,000 hertz, 2,000 hertz,
4,000 hertz, 6,000 hertz, 500 hertz, and 250 hertz.
Impaired individual-A person having a signifi-
cant special senses or communication disorder great
enough to impede the acquisition of language, speech,
and/or educational training through the normal sensory
mechanisms Such disorders may include auditory im-
paired, aurally handicapped, deaf, defective hearing, or
hearing loss, visually handicapped, blind, and/or speech
or language impaired.
Impression-An exact reproduction of the con-
tours of the outer ear made by a process such as insert-
ing a cotton block In the ear canal and packing those areas
with a soft-Impression, easily extractable material.
Instructors of screeners-Screeners in one or more
program area (vision, hearing, or speech/language) who
can provide credentials indicating professional and ex-
perientil suitability for instruction in a program area
and/or who have successfully completed any department-
required training course
Licensed professional-An individual who holds
a valid license, or when applicable a valid certificate, to
practice one of the following professions in the State of
Texas: audiologist, educator, hearing aid dispenser, med-
ical doctor, nurse, ophthalmologist, optometrist, otol-
ogist, psychologist, or speech/language pathologist.
Loan-The acquisition and temporary issuance of
a new hearing aid, usually on a long-term basis, to a recip-
ient of services through this program.
Medicaid-Benefits under the United States Social
Security Act, Title XIX, 42 United States Code 139ba.
Monaural-A hearing aid arrangement that uti-
lizes one hearing aid, which may be fitted to one ear or
may be fit:ed to both ears with a Y-cord
Nurse-Any person practicing or offering to prac-
tice professional nursing in this state for compensation
and being registered as a nurse by the Board of Nurse
Examiners.
Ophthalmological evaluation-A physical exam-
ination of an individual's eye performed by an ophthal-
mologist, as well as the medical Interpretation of clinical
assessment tests and other Information required to diag-
nose the type and degree of vision loss.9 TexReg 1264
Texas
RegisterMarch 2, 1984
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