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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department ofSubagency 0035 - Mandatory Screening of Newborn Infants
Chapter 2 - MANDATORY SCREENING OF NEWBORN INFANTS FOR INBORN ERRORS OF HEARING
Section 2-4 - Hearing Screening

048-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-4

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Section 2-4 - Hearing Screening

(a) Hearing screening shall be given to every child born in the State of Wyoming.

(b) If the child is not born in a hospital, the attending physician, midwife, or person attending the delivers shall offer to arrange a hearing screening for the child at a Wyoming birthing hospital.

(c) If a newborn is transferred to another Wyoming birthing hospital, the hospital that discharges the child shall be responsible for ensuring that the hearing screening takes place. If a Wyoming resident newborn is transferred to a hospital outside if Wyoming, the discharging Wyoming hospital shall ensure that hearing screening takes place either prior to discharge or upon the infant's return to Wyoming.

(d) Newborn hearing screening and/or re-screening may be delayed due to transfers and/or medical contraindications. The hospital must document the delays, and ensure hearing screening has taken place prior to ultimate discharge.

(e) All screening results shall be reported at least monthly to the Wyoming Department of Health and be reviewed by a State approved audiology consultant. The reported data shall include:

  • (i) total number of births;
  • (ii) the number of newborns initially screened before discharge;
  • (iii) the number of newborns rescreened upon returning to the hospital;
  • (iv) the pass-fail results of all screenings;
  • (v) the number of newborns not screened due to parental/legal guardian waiver, medical contraindications, or lost to follow-up; and
  • (vi) any other screening results deemed as useful by the Wyoming Department of Health.

(f) Each birthing hospital shall establish a system to facilitate the referral for diagnostic audiological assessment for neonates who fail the newborn hearing screening. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • (i) Written notification to the primary care physician that the child has failed the newborn hearing screening and that diagnostic audiological assessment is recommended; and
  • (ii) Written notification to the parent(s)/legal guardian(s) that the child has failed the newborn hearing screening, diagnostic audiological assessment is recommended, and the primary care physician has been notified.

048-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-4

Amended, Eff. 9/7/2017.