(a)

1. (1) Audiology services focus on the development of language and functional communication skills for a program-eligible child with diagnosed hearing loss and their parents and other parent-identified caregivers.

2. (2) Audiology service also includes:

   1. (A) Identification of children with auditory impairments using appropriate screening techniques;
   2. (B) Assessment and follow-up regarding the range, nature, and degree of hearing loss and communication function through audiological evaluation procedures;
   3. (C) Auditory training, speech reading, listening device orientation or training, or other auditory service;
   4. (D) Hearing loss prevention service;
   5. (E) Assessing the appropriateness of amplification devices, including the selecting, fitting, and dispensing of listening and vibrotactile devices, and the evaluation of the effectiveness of those devices;
   6. (F) Supporting the parent and, or, or both family in knowing how to maximize language and communication development within typical child and family activities; and
   7. (G) Supporting the parent and, or, or both family in assessing and accessing options including amplification devices, sign and, or, or both cued language, support groups, and other local resources.

(c) A local provider program must maintain the following documentation in the child’s electronic record for each audiology service performed:

1. (1) The date and beginning and ending time for each audiology service;
2. (2) The name or names of the parent or other caregiver who were present and participated in the audiology service;
3. (3) The name or names and credential or credentials of the individual providing the audiology service;
4. (4) A narrative of the instruction, training, and interaction provided to the participating parent or other caregiver;
5. (5) The relationship of the audiology service to the goals and objectives described in the child’s IFSP;
6. (6) Written progress notes on each audiology service session, signed or initialed by the individual providing the audiology service, describing the child’s status with respect to their goals and objectives;
7. (7) Description of what the parent or other caregiver or caregivers who were present and participating in the audiology service session will do between service sessions to support their child’s participation, skill acquisition, early learning, and development (may be included in the narrative requirement in subdivision (c)(4) of this section or in the written progress notes described in subdivision (c)(6) of this section).