10 Guam Code Ann. § 4103
Terms Used In 10 Guam Code Ann. § 4103
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(b) >Newborn= means a child up to twenty-eight (28) days old. (c) >Child= means a person up to twenty-one (21) years of age.
(d) >Parent= means a natural parent, stepparent, adoptive parents, guardian, or custodian of a newborn or infant.
(e) >Birth Admission= means the time after birth that the newborn remains in the hospital nursery prior to discharge.
(f) >ICC Subcommittee= means the subcommittee of the Guam Interagency Coordinating Council of the Guam Early Intervention System tasked with monitoring newborn hearing screening, tracking, and intervention.
(g) >False Positive Rate= means the proportion of infants identified as having a significant hearing loss by the screening process who are ultimately found to not have a significant hearing loss.
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(h) >False Negative Rate= means the proportion of infants not identified as having a significant hearing loss by the screening process who are
ultimately found to have a significant hearing loss.
(i) >Health Care Insurer= means any entity regulated by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance, including, but not limited to, health care insurers; health, hospital or medical service plan corporations; or health maintenance organizations. Health care insurer does not include self- insured plans or groups regulated by the Employment Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (>ERISA=), to the extent that Guam regulation of such plans is preempted by ERISA.
(j) >Health Insurance Policy= means any health insurance policy, contract, plan, or evidence of coverage issued by a health care insurer, which provides medical coverage on an expense incurred, service or prepaid basis.
(k) >Hearing Screening Test= means automated auditory brainstem response, otoacoustic emissions, or any other appropriate screening test as recommended by national professional medical and health organizations and approved by the DPH&SS.
(l) >Health Care Facility= means any institution, building or agency whether public or private (for-profit or non-profit) that is used or designed to provide health care services, medical treatment or preventive care to any person or persons.
(m) >Hearing Loss== means a hearing loss of twenty-five (25) dB HL or greater in the frequency region important for speech recognition and comprehension in one or both ears (approximately 500 through 4000 Hz).