[§321-362] Duties. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the department to:

(1) Develop a methodology to establish, implement, and evaluate a statewide program for early identification of, and intervention for, hearing impairment in infants;

(2) Develop guidelines for the screening, identification, diagnosis, and monitoring of infants with hearing impairment and infants at risk for delayed onset of hearing impairment;

(3) Develop a plan in conjunction with the department of education's statewide center for students with hearing or visual impairments to involve the parents or guardians with the medical and educational follow-up and management of infants who have been identified as hearing-impaired or at risk of delayed onset of hearing impairments; and

(4) Develop a plan for the collection of data and evaluation of the program in relation to the duties and responsibilities of the department. [L 1990, c 85, pt of §3]