1999 State of Wyoming 99LSO-0300.E1
ENGROSSED
SENATE FILE NO. SF0037
Newborn hearing screening.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Scott and Representative(s)
McMurtrey
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to newborn screening; requiring screening
2 for hearing defects in newborns as specified; authorizing
3 exemption from examinations as specified; requiring
4 promulgation of rules and regulations for implementation of
5 a newborn screening program; requiring report by the
6 department of health on the newborn screening program; and
7 providing for an effective date.
8
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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11 Section 1. W.S. 35-4-801(a) and (c) and
12 35-4-802(a)(ii) are amended to read:
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14 ARTICLE 8
15 NEWBORN SCREENING
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1 35-4-801. Screening required for detection of
2 metabolic diseases and hearing defects in newborn children;
3 conduct of screening; exceptions.
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5 (a) Every child born in the state of Wyoming, within
6 three (3) to five (5) days for normal children and five (5)
7 to eight (8) days for premature children following birth
8 unless a different time period is medically indicated, shall
9 be given medical examinations for detection of remedial
10 inborn errors of metabolism and for detection of major
11 hearing defects. The screening shall be conducted in
12 accordance with accepted medical practices and in the manner
13 prescribed by the state department of health.
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15 (c) Informed consent of parents shall be obtained and
16 if any parent or guardian of a child objects to the
17 mandatory examination examinations the child is exempt from
18 subsection (a) of this section. If a parent or guardian of
19 a child objects to a particular examination the child shall
20 be exempt from that examination.
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22 35-4-802. Rules and regulations.
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24 (a) The state department of health shall make all
25 rules and regulations necessary for:
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2 (ii) Implementation of W.S. 35-4-801, as amended,
3 not later than July 1, 1980 1999.
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5 Section 2.
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7 (a) By November 1, 2000, the department of health
8 shall provide the joint labor, health and social services
9 interim committee a report on the implementation of the
10 newborn hearing screening program. The state health officer
11 may require reporting as necessary for this report from
12 health care providers. The report shall include:
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14 (i) The number of screenings conducted compared
15 to the number of live births;
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17 (ii) The number of serious defects detected;
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19 (iii) The number of cases of serious defects
20 where an effective remedial program was started within six
21 (6) months of birth.
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23 (b) If either the number of screenings is
24 significantly less than the number of live births without
25 good medical cause or there are cases where an effective
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1 remedial program was not started within six (6) months of
2 birth without good medical cause, the report shall include a
3 recommendation for any corrective action needed, including
4 any legislative action.
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6 Section 3. This act is effective April 1, 1999.
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8 (END)
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