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Qualified Specialist definition

Qualified Specialist means a person, contracted through the Chicago Hearing Society or otherwise, who is familiar with American Sign Language, oral communication, and gestural communication who has experience assessing the reading and writing ability of Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals, and who is able to determine when a Certified Deaf Interpreter is necessary. The Qualified Specialist performs an Auxiliary Aids and Services Assessment.
Qualified Specialist means a person who possesses an appropriate combination of formal education, knowledge, skills, and experience to conduct a technically sound and rational assessment for the area of practice, and be familiar with applicable regulations, standards, policies, protocols and guidelines.
Qualified Specialist means an Specialist: An individual who holds the applicable qualifications described in Subpart I.

Examples of Qualified Specialist in a sentence

  • If the Chicago Hearing Society is unable to provide a willing and able Qualified Specialist, IDOC shall make reasonable efforts to secure a Qualified Specialist to perform an Auxiliary Aids and Services Assessment on the inmate.

  • If IDOC is unable to secure a Qualified Specialist for the inmate, the time frames for obtaining an Auxiliary Aids and Services Assessment outlined in this Agreement will be stayed until such time as the Chicago Hearing Society is able to provide a Qualified Specialist or IDOC is otherwise able to secure one based on reasonable efforts.

  • IDOC shall retain a Certified Deaf Interpreter (“CDI”) for the Auxiliary Aids and Services Assessment when a Deaf or Hard of Hearing inmate has no proficiency in either English or American Sign Language, or when the Qualified Specialist determines that a CDI is necessary.

  • If the Qualified Specialist determines that one hearing aid should be provided, then one hearing aid, not zero, shall be provided for the ear needing the hearing aid, subject to the conditions in Paragraph 51 of this Agreement.

  • If the Qualified Specialist determines that a Deaf or Hard of Hearing inmate’s primary language is American Sign Language (“ASL”), there is a presumption that the inmate requires an ASL interpreter for High Stakes Interactions.

  • If the Qualified Specialist determines that a Deaf or Hard of Hearing inmate’s primary language is ASL, then there is a presumption that the inmate requires an ASL interpreter for religious services.

  • As to all inmates identified as Deaf or Hard of Hearing after the Effective Date, once a Qualified Specialist is retained, the Auxiliary Aids and Services Assessment shall be performed promptly after, and in any case no later than thirty (30) days after the Audiological Report for the inmate is issued.

  • As part of the Auxiliary Aids and Services Assessment, the Qualified Specialist will consult with the Agency ADA Coordinator and/or the Facility ADA Coordinator in the facility where the Deaf or Hard of Hearing inmate is currently housed, or in the case of incoming inmates, will be housed, as to any specific limitations relevant to the Assessment.

  • If, based on the Audiological Evaluation and Audiology Report, the Qualified Specialist determines that two hearing aids should be provided to any Deaf or Hard of Hearing inmate, then two hearing aids, not one, shall be provided.

  • If the Member requests a second opinion regarding care recommended or provided by a Specialist, the Member must choose an Appropriately Qualified Specialist from within the HMO network of Participating Providers.


More Definitions of Qualified Specialist

Qualified Specialist means a member in good standing of a profession regulated in British Columbia who is recognized by that profession as being qualified to practice in the areas of soils and reclamation of oil and gas development sites and who possesses an appropriate combination of formal education, knowledge, skills and experience to conduct a technically sound and rational assessment in these areas of practice.
Qualified Specialist means a physician licensed in California who has taken special
Qualified Specialist means a physician licensed in California who is board certified or board eligible in the corresponding specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties, the Advisory Board for Osteopathic Specialties, or a Canadian Board or other appropriate foreign specialty board as determined by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
Qualified Specialist means a professional who is board eligible, board qualified or certified, and is approved by the CMS Program to provide services.]

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  • Clinical nurse specialist means a registered nurse with relevant post-basic qualifications and 12 months’ experience working in the clinical area of his/her specified post-basic qualification, or a minimum of four years’ post-basic registration experience, including three years’ experience in the relevant specialist field and who satisfies the local criteria.

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  • Specialist means a dentist who has received a specialty

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