Section R9-13-108. Equipment Standards

A.      A school administrator shall ensure that a pure tone audiometer used to perform a three-frequency or four- frequency, pure tone hearing screening is:

1.        Calibrated every 12 months according to the American National Standard Specification for Audiometers, S3.6- 1996, Standards Secretariat, c/o Acoustical Society of America, 120 Wall Street, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10005-3993, January 12, 1996, incorporated by reference in R9-16-209(B)(1); and

2.        Inspected within 24 hours before use to ensure that:

a.         The calibration complies with subsection (A)(1),

b.        The power source and power indicator are working,

c.         The earphone cords are securely connected and have no breaks,

d.        Each frequency and intensity required under R9-13- 103(C)(1) is present,

e.         A signal does not cross from one earphone to the other, and

f.         Each earphone is free of noise or distortion that could interfere with a hearing screening.

B.       A school administrator shall ensure that a tympanometer used to perform the tympanometry portion of a hearing screening:

1.        Is calibrated every 12 months according to the American National Standard Specifications for Instruments to Measure Aural Acoustic Impedance and Admittance, S3.39-1987, Standards Secretariat, Acoustical Society of America, 335 East 45th Street, New York, New York 10017-3483, October 5, 1987, not including any later amendments or editions, incorporated by reference and on file with the Department and the Office of the Secretary of State; and

2.        Is inspected within 24 hours before use to ensure that the calibration complies with subsection (B)(1).

C.      A school administrator shall ensure that otoacoustic emissions equipment used to perform an otoacoustic emissions hearing screening is: