[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1308.11]

[Page 221]
 
                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1308--HEAD START PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ON SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart D--Health Services Performance Standards
 
Sec. 1308.11  Eligibility criteria: Hearing impairment including deafness.

    (a) A child is classified as deaf if a hearing impairment exists 
which is so severe that the child is impaired in processing linguistic 
information through hearing, with or without amplification, and learning 
is affected. A child is classified as hard of hearing who has a 
permanent or fluctuating hearing impairment which adversely affects 
learning; or
    (b) Meets the legal criteria for being hard of hearing established 
by the State of residence; or
    (c) Experiences recurrent temporary or fluctuating hearing loss 
caused by otitis media, allergies, or eardrum perforations and other 
outer or middle ear anomalies over a period of three months or more. 
Problems associated with temporary or fluctuating hearing loss can 
include impaired listening skills, delayed language development, and 
articulation problems. Children meeting these criteria must be referred 
for medical care, have their hearing checked frequently, and receive 
speech, language or hearing services as indicated by the IEPs. As soon 
as special services are no longer needed, these children must no longer 
be classified as having a disability.