053-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-12
If it has been determined through medical examination and testing that an injured worker incurred a hearing impairment as a result of a compensable injury, the Division shall pay for examinations and testing of the ear(s), and the purchase of hearing aid device(s) approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and respective supplies, in order to restore the injured worker's hearing as close to pre-injury status as possible.
(a) A hearing test must be performed, and the results submitted to the Division, in order to substantiate the existence of a compensable hearing loss and to establish a base line from which to measure any potential increase in hearing impairment in the future.
(b) The Division shall pay for a replacement hearing aid only if the treating physician submits a written report to the Division, specifying that a new hearing aid is required due to an increase in hearing impairment which is directly related to the compensable injury. The report must include the results of a current hearing test, which evidences an increase in hearing impairment over the base line, or the results of the last hearing test on file with the Division.
(c) If the Division verifies that an employee's pre-existing hearing aid, not his hearing, was damaged or destroyed as a result of a work-related accident, the Division shall pay for one comparable replacement hearing aid.
053-10 Wyo. Code R. § 10-12
Amended, Eff. 8/24/2017.