Early Identification of Deaf or Hard of Hearing Infants Advisory Council
| Name | Early Identification of Deaf or Hard of Hearing Infants Advisory Council |
| Contact Person | Dana Hubbard - Program Manager, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) |
| Mailing Address |
1450 Poydras Street Ste. 2049 New Orleans, LA 70112 |
| Phone Number | 504-568-2876 |
| Fax Number | 504-568-5854 |
| Board Email | laehdi@la.gov |
| Website | www.ehdi.dhh.la.gov |
| Legal Authority | R.S.46:2265 |
| Year Created | 1992 |
| Organizational Placement | Louisiana Department of Health |
| Purpose/Function | The Council advises the Office of Public Health on various aspects of the development and implementation of the Early Identification of Hearing Loss in Infants Law, which includes making recommendations on risk factors for hearing loss, program standards and quality assurance, program integration with community resources, materials for distribution, and program implementation and follow-up. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 14
Number Currently Serving: 12 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 4
Estimated number in current year: 4 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Other (explain) State Agency: |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number: |
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| Notes | 4/16/24 Uploaded updated draft minutes from Qtr 1, and updated agenda for 4/26/24 meeting. 2/26/24 Uploaded draft minutes from Qtr 1 1/26/24 meeting and approved minutes from Qtr 4 2023 meeting. 1/31/24 Statute cited under Reimbursements, Board information and Status updated. 1/17/24 Uploaded Qtr 1 agenda. 11/15/2023 Uploaded draft meeting minutes from 10/27/23 meeting. 11/7/2023 Board-Contact-Membership updated. Notices for 2024 meetings uploaded. Uploaded approved 7/28/23 meeting minutes. 7/18/2023 Notice/agenda for 7/28/23 meeting uploaded, 4/28/23 draft minutes verified. 5/31/2023 Council member length of service updated, 4/28/23 draft minutes. 4/11/2023 Council membership length of service and OPH designee updated. 2/23/2023 Council membership updated to reflect appointment of a deaf person and a pediatrician to the council, length of service by all members updated, and new audiologist vacancy. Draft of 1/28/23 minutes uploaded. 1/11/2023: The Advisory Council for the Early Identification of Deaf or Hard of Hearing Infants currently has two vacant seats, a deaf person and a pediatrician. 10/9/19: The Board is currently in the process of filling the vacancies/determining nominations for positions on the Council: Parent of a Child Using Total Communication LCD Representative 6/13/19: Entity name changed per HB 253 of 2017. (DOA-si) |