Ch. 1, § 9. Fees

(a) If a child's initial bloodspot specimen is collected by a qualified healthcare professional at a hospital, the hospital shall pay the Department a fee of $97.32 per initial bloodspot specimen collection performed. (b) If a child's initial bloodspot specimen is collected by a qualified healthcare professional in a non-hospital setting, the qualified healthcare professional shall pay the Department a fee of $97.32 per initial bloodspot specimen collection performed. (c) The fees assessed under this section cover the reasonable costs of the initial and second bloodspot specimen collection for the same child, initial confirmatory testing, courier services, laboratory services, specialty follow-up services, program education, and other services necessary to maintain functionality and sustainability of this self-funded program. (d) The Department, in consultation with the designated committee pursuant to W.S. 35-4-801(d), may increase the fees assessed under this section, if it is determined that the cost of the program necessitates such increase, but in no instance may this fee be increased more than twenty-five percent (25%) without revising these rules.