§ 35-4-801 — Screening required for detection of genetic and metabolic diseases and hearing defects in newborn children; conduct of screening; exceptions; fees

(a) Every child born in the state of Wyoming shall be
given medical examinations for detection of remedial inborn
errors of metabolism, major hearing defects and any other
metabolic or genetic diseases as determined by the committee
established by subsection (b) of this section. The screening
shall be conducted in accordance with accepted medical practices
and in the manner prescribed in rule by the state department of
health.
(b) The specific tests to be done shall be determined by a
committee consisting of the following:
(i) The state health officer in the department of
health;
(ii) The president of the Wyoming state medical
society;
(iii) A member designated by the Wyoming state
pediatric society;
(iv) A member who is a board-certified
obstetrician/gynecologist.
(c) Informed consent of parents shall be obtained and if
any parent or guardian of a child objects to a mandatory
examination the child is exempt from subsection (a) of this
section. The department of health shall provide educational
information to healthcare providers for distribution to the
parent containing information on the testing procedures, the
diseases being screened and the consequences of screening or
nonscreening.
(d) Following consultation with the committee described in
subsection (b) of this section, the department of health may
provide by rule and regulation for the assessment of a fee,
payable to the department, to cover the reasonable cost of the
screenings required by this section. Fees collected pursuant to
this subsection shall be deposited into a separate account and
are continuously appropriated to the department of health for
purposes of the newborn screening program required by this
section.