Each school district shall designate a district audiologist, school nurse, speech language pathologist, health assistant or other staff member to be responsible for the hearing screening program. This person must:

1. (1) Oversee the hearing screening program; and

2. (2) Have the training and experience to:

   1. (a) Create an administrative plan for conducting annual hearing screenings and work with appropriate school staff to ensure the program is carried out efficiently and effectively;
   2. (b) Obtain and maintain the necessary screening equipment ensuring it is calibrated correctly and in good working order; and

   3. (c) Recruit appropriate personnel for carrying out the screening program, if assistance is necessary, and assure these personnel are sufficiently trained to:

      1. (i) Understand the purpose and regulations of the hearing screening program; and
      2. (ii) Use the screening equipment properly to get accurate results;
   4. (d) Ensure screening records are created and distributed as appropriate; and

   5. (e) Disseminate information to other school staff to familiarize them with aspects of a student's behavior that may indicate the need for referral for hearing screening.

      The person designated as responsible for the hearing screening program must be sufficiently trained to meet the provisions in (c) of this subsection if they are involved in carrying out the screening program.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.210.020. WSR 25-15-072, s 246-760-060, filed 7/15/25, effective 8/15/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.210.200. WSR 02-20-079, § 246-760-060, filed 9/30/02, effective 10/31/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.20.050. WSR 91-02-051 (Order 124B), recodified as § 246-760-060, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.31.030. WSR 87-22-010 (Order 306), § 248-148-101, filed 10/26/87.]