- § 285m. Purpose of Institute
- § 285m-1. National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Program
- § 285m-2. Data System and Information Clearinghouse
- § 285m-3. Multipurpose deafness and other communication disorders center
- § 285m-4. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Board
- § 285m-5. Interagency Coordinating Committee
- § 285m-6. Limitation on administrative expenses
§ 285m. Purpose of Institute
The general purpose of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (hereafter referred to in this subpart as the “Institute”) is the conduct and support of research and training, the dissemination of health information, and other programs with respect to disorders of hearing and other communication processes, including diseases affecting hearing, balance, voice, speech, language, taste, and smell.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 464, as added Pub. L. 100–553, § 2(4), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2769, and Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 101(4), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3049; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4238.)
§ 285m–1. National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Program
(a) The Director of the Institute, with the advice of the Institute’s advisory council, shall establish a National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Program (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Program”). The Director or 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “of”.
the Institute shall, with respect to the Program, prepare and transmit to the Director of NIH a plan to initiate, expand, intensify and coordinate activities of the Institute respecting disorders of hearing (including tinnitus) and other communication processes, including diseases affecting hearing, balance, voice, speech, language, taste, and smell. The plan shall include such comments and recommendations as the Director of the Institute determines appropriate. The Director of the Institute shall periodically review and revise the plan and shall transmit any revisions of the plan to the Director of NIH.(b) Activities under the Program shall include—
(1) investigation into the etiology, pathology, detection, treatment, and prevention of all forms of disorders of hearing and other communication processes, primarily through the support of basic research in such areas as anatomy, audiology, biochemistry, bioengineering, epidemiology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, the neurosciences, otolaryngology, psychology, pharmacology, physiology, speech and language pathology, and any other scientific disciplines that can contribute important knowledge to the understanding and elimination of disorders of hearing and other communication processes;
(2) research into the evaluation of techniques (including surgical, medical, and behavioral approaches) and devices (including hearing aids, implanted auditory and nonauditory prosthetic devices and other communication aids) used in diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of disorders of hearing and other communication processes;
(3) research into prevention, and early detection and diagnosis, of hearing loss and speech and language disturbances (including stuttering) and research into preventing the effects of such disorders on learning and learning disabilities with extension of programs for appropriate referral and rehabilitation;
(4) research into the detection, treatment, and prevention of disorders of hearing and other communication processes in the growing elderly population with extension of rehabilitative programs to ensure continued effective communication skills in such population;
(5) research to expand knowledge of the effects of environmental agents that influence hearing or other communication processes; and
(6) developing and facilitating intramural programs on clinical and fundamental aspects of disorders of hearing and all other communication processes.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 464A, as added Pub. L. 100–553, § 2(4), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2769, and Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 101(4), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3049; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4238.)
§ 285m–2. Data System and Information Clearinghouse
(a) The Director of the Institute shall establish a National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Data System for the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of data derived from patient populations with disorders of hearing or other communication processes, including where possible, data involving general populations for the purpose of identifying individuals at risk of developing such disorders.
(b) The Director of the Institute shall establish a National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse to facilitate and enhance, through the effective dissemination of information, knowledge and understanding of disorders of hearing and other communication processes by health professionals, patients, industry, and the public.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 464B, as added Pub. L. 100–553, § 2(4), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2770, and Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 101(4), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3050; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4238.)
§ 285m–3. Multipurpose deafness and other communication disorders center
(a) Development, modernization and operation; “modernization” defined
(b) Use of facilities; qualificationsEach center assisted under this section shall—
(1) use the facilities of a single institution or a consortium of cooperating institutions; and
(2) meet such qualifications as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
(c) Requisite programsEach center assisted under this section shall, at least, conduct—
(1) basic and clinical research into the cause 1
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control and treatment of disorders of hearing and other communication processes and complications resulting from such disorders, including research into rehabilitative aids, implantable biomaterials, auditory speech processors, speech production devices, and other otolaryngologic procedures;(2) training programs for physicians, scientists, and other health and allied health professionals;
(3) information and continuing education programs for physicians and other health and allied health professionals who will provide care for patients with disorders of hearing or other communication processes; and
(4) programs for the dissemination to the general public of information—
(A) on the importance of early detection of disorders of hearing and other communication processes, of seeking prompt treatment, rehabilitation, and of following an appropriate regimen; and
(B) on the importance of avoiding exposure to noise and other environmental toxic agents that may affect disorders of hearing or other communication processes.
(d) Stipends
(e) Discretionary programsEach center assisted under this section may conduct programs—
(1) to establish the effectiveness of new and improved methods of detection, referral, and diagnosis of individuals at risk of developing disorders of hearing or other communication processes; and
(2) to disseminate the results of research, screening, and other activities, and develop means of standardizing patient data and recordkeeping.
(f) Equitable geographical distribution; needs of elderly and children
(g) Period of support; recommended extensions of peer review group
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 464C, as added Pub. L. 100–553, § 2(4), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2771, and Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 101(4), Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3050; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4238.)
§ 285m–4. National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Board
(a) Establishment
(b) Composition; qualifications; appointed and ex officio membersThe Advisory Board shall be composed of eighteen appointed members and nonvoting ex officio members as follows:
(1) The Secretary shall appoint—
(A) twelve members from individuals who are scientists, physicians, and other health and rehabilitation professionals, who are not officers or employees of the United States, and who represent the specialties and disciplines relevant to deafness and other communication disorders, including not less than two persons with a communication disorder; and
(B) six members from the general public who are knowledgeable with respect to such disorders, including not less than one person with a communication disorder and not less than one person who is a parent of an individual with such a disorder.
Of the appointed members, not less than five shall by virtue of training or experience be knowledgeable in diagnoses and rehabilitation of communication disorders, education of the hearing, speech, or language impaired, public health, public information, community program development, occupational hazards to communications senses, or the aging process.
(2) The following shall be ex officio members of each Advisory Board:
(A) The Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director of NIH, the Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (or the designees of such officers).
(B) Such other officers and employees of the United States as the Secretary determines necessary for the Advisory Board to carry out its functions.
(c) Compensation
(d) Term of office; vacancies
(e) Chairman
(f) Personnel; executive director; professional and clerical staff members; consultants; information and administrative support services and facilities
(g) Meetings
(h) FunctionsThe Advisory Board shall—
(1) review and evaluate the implementation of the plan prepared under section 285m–1(a) of this title and periodically update the plan to ensure its continuing relevance;
(2) for the purpose of assuring the most effective use and organization of resources respecting deafness and other communication disorders, advise and make recommendations to the Congress, the Secretary, the Director of NIH, the Director of the Institute, and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies for the implementation and revision of such plan; and
(3) maintain liaison with other advisory bodies related to Federal agencies involved in the implementation of such plan and with key non-Federal entities involved in activities affecting the control of such disorders.
(i) Subcommittee activities; workshops and conferences; collection of data
(j) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(1)(J), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693
(k) Commencement of existence
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 464D, as added Pub. L. 100–553, § 2(4), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2772, and Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4235; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4238; Pub. L. 101–93, § 5(b), Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 102–405, title III, § 302(e)(1), Oct. 9, 1992, 106 Stat. 1985; Pub. L. 102–531, title III, § 312(d)(8), Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3504; Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2008(b)(8), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(1)(J), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693.)
§ 285m–5. Interagency Coordinating Committee
(a) Establishment
(b) Functions
The Coordinating Committee shall, with respect to deafness and other communication disorders—
(1) provide for the coordination of the activities of the national research institutes; and
(2) coordinate the aspects of all Federal health programs and activities relating to deafness and other communication disorders in order to assure the adequacy and technical soundness of such programs and activities and in order to provide for the full communication and exchange of information necessary to maintain adequate coordination of such programs and activities.
(c) Composition
(d) Chairman; meetings
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 464E, as added Pub. L. 100–553, § 2(4), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2774, and Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4237; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4238; Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2008(b)(9), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(1)(K), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693.)
§ 285m–6. Limitation on administrative expenses
With respect to amounts appropriated for a fiscal year for the National Institutes of Health, the limitation established in section 284c(a)(1) of this title on the expenditure of such amounts for administrative expenses shall apply to administrative expenses of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 464F, as added Pub. L. 100–553, § 2(4), Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2774, and Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4238; amended Pub. L. 100–690, title II, § 2613(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4238; Pub. L. 103–43, title IV, § 403(b)(2), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 158.)