AAP
American Academy of Pediatrics
ABR
Auditory brainstem response
ASHA
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASL
American Sign Language
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
D/HH
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
EHDI
Early Hearing Detection and
Intervention
EHDI-IS
EHDI Information System or VRS
ENT
Ears, Nose, and Throat Physician (Otolaryngologist)
FERPA
Family Education
Rights and Privacy Act
GBYS
Guide
By Your Side. Hands & Voices parent
mentoring program
H&V
Hands & Voices (a national and local nonprofit)
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HRSA
Health Resources
and Services Administration
ICC
Interagency Coordinating Council
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act
IDEA – Part C
Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act. Part C regulations of IDEA address services for infants and toddlers with disabilities.
IFSP
Individualized Family Service Plan
JCIH
Joint Committee on
Infant Hearing
MCAB
Maternal Child Health Bureau
MCHAB
Maternal Child Health Advisory Board
NAC
Nevada
Administrative Code
NCHAM
National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management
NEIS
Nevada Early
Intervention Services
NICHQ
National
Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality
NRS
Nevada Revised Statutes
PCP
Primary Care Provider/Physician
SLP
Speech and Language Pathologist
UNHS
Universal Newborn Hearing Screening
WIC
Women, Infant and Children