Alaska Statutes
Article 2. Newborn and Infant Hearing Screening, Tracking, and Intervention Program.
Sec. 47.20.360. Performance evaluation.

(a) The department shall collect and compile performance data on the early hearing screening, tracking, and intervention program established under AS 47.20.300 - 47.20.390 to ensure that the program is in compliance with AS 47.20.300 - 47.20.390 and the regulations adopted under AS 47.20.300 - 47.20.390. The performance evaluation must include
(1) a comparison of the number of infants born in the state to the number of infants screened;
(2) the referral rate for confirmatory diagnostic evaluation;
(3) the follow-up rate for intervention; and
(4) the number of false screening results.
(b) In conducting a performance evaluation, the department shall establish hearing screening performance standards that must include a false positive rate and a false negative rate for screening results of less than or equal to three percent.

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