Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0035 - Mandatory Screening of Newborn Infants
Chapter 2 - MANDATORY SCREENING OF NEWBORNS FOR HEARING LOSS
Section 2-5 - Initial Hearing Screening
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) If a child is born in a Wyoming hospital, the child shall receive a hearing screening by a trained individual before discharge.
(b) If a child is born outside of a Wyoming hospital, the attending physician, midwife, or person attending the delivery shall offer to provide or arrange a hearing screening for the child.
(c) If a child is transferred to another Wyoming birthing hospital, the hospital that transfers the child shall be responsible for ensuring that the hearing screening takes place. If a Wyoming resident child is transferred to a hospital outside of Wyoming, the transferring Wyoming hospital shall ensure that hearing screening takes place either prior to transfer, at the receiving hospital, or upon the child's return to Wyoming.
(d) The trained individual performing the newborn hearing screening shall identify risk factors for hearing loss at the time of the screening.
