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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-48.2-10

Supervision of support personnel — Newborn hearing screeners and school hearing screeners

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, ef…

(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.

Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.