Sec. 558.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "deaf or hearing impaired" means having a hearing impairment, regardless of the existence of a speech impairment, that inhibits:
(1)  comprehension of an examination or proceeding;  or
(2)  communication with others.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.