Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 64-24-4 - When Screening is Required4.1. W. Va. Code '16-22A-1 et seq. requires that all infants born in a licensed health care facility be screened for hearing impairments except when there is no third-party payor for the screening and the parents refuse to have the screening performed, as in W. Va. Code '16-22A-3(c).4.2. When the birth takes place in a licensed health care facility and there is a third-party payor, the health care provider present at the birth shall immediately perform or cause to be performed screening for hearing impairments.4.3. When an infant is born in a nonlicensed facility, including a home, the health care provider shall inform the parents of the need to obtain the screening within the first month of the infant's life.