§ 5-48.2-10. Supervision of support personnel — Newborn hearing screeners and school hearing screeners.
(a) Hospital-based newborn hearing screeners and school-based hearing screeners shall be trained by a licensed audiologist working in the newborn hearing or school screening program according to training guidelines established by the programs.
(b) Supervision shall include a method of evaluation and documenting the competency of each screener upon completion of the initial training and at least annually thereafter by a licensed audiologist working in the newborn hearing or school screening program.
(c) [Deleted by P.L. 2025, ch. 331, § 1 and P.L. 2025, ch. 332, § 1.]
(d) Supervisors shall maintain records that document the frequency and type of supervision of support personnel, such records to be available for audit upon request by the board.
History of Section.
P.L. 2023, ch. 221, § 1, effective June 21, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 222, § 1, effective
June 21, 2023; P.L. 2025, ch. 331, § 1, effective June 30, 2025; P.L. 2025, ch. 332,
§ 1, effective June 30, 2025.