048.0035.2.6

Ch. 2, § 6. Rescreening

Last amended: 2021Length: 167 wordsOfficial source

Cite as Mandatory Screening of Newborn Infants Rules, Ch. 2, § 6

(a) If a child fails the initial screening: (i) The trained individual who performed the initial screening shall advise the parent or legal guardian of the importance that rescreening occur within seven (7) to ten (10) days of initial screening; and (ii) A trained individual shall rescreen the newborn within seven (7) to ten (10) days of the initial screening. (b) If a child fails the rescreening, the trained individual shall facilitate the referral for diagnostic audiologic evaluation including providing the following notifications within twenty-four (24) hours of the failed rescreening: (i) Written notification to the primary care physician that the child has failed the Wyoming Newborn Hearing Screening and that diagnostic audiologic evaluation is recommended; (ii) Written notification to the parent or legal guardian that the child has failed the Wyoming Newborn Hearing Screening, that diagnostic audiologic evaluation is recommended, and that the primary care physician has been notified; and (iii) Written notification to the Department that the child has failed the Wyoming Newborn Hearing Screening.
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