26B-1-432. Newborn Hearing Screening Committee.
(1) There is established the Newborn Hearing Screening Committee.
(2) The committee shall advise the department on: the validity and cost of newborn infant hearing loss testing procedures; and rules promulgated by the department to implement this Section. 26B-4-319
(3) The committee shall be composed of at least 11 members appointed by the executive director, including: one representative of the health insurance industry; one pediatrician; one family practitioner; one ear, nose, and throat specialist nominated by the Utah Medical Association; two audiologists nominated by the Utah Speech-Language Hearing Association; one representative of hospital neonatal nurseries; one representative of the Early Intervention Baby Watch Program administered by the department; one public health nurse; one consumer; and the executive director or the executive director's designee.
(4) Of the initial members of the committee, the executive director shall appoint as nearly as possible half to two-year terms and half to four-year terms. After the initial appointments described in Subsection, appointments shall be for four-year terms except: (4)(a) for those members who have been appointed to complete an unexpired term; and as necessary to ensure that as nearly as possible the terms of half the appointments expire every two years.
(5) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum, and a vote of the majority of the members present constitutes an action of the committee.
(6) The committee shall appoint a chair from the committee's membership.
(7) The committee shall meet at least quarterly.
(8) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with: Section; 63A-3-106 Section; and 63A-3-107 rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sectionsand. 63A-3-106 63A-3-107
(9) The department shall provide staff for the committee.