Section 2500-G. Newborn hearing screening

The commissioner shall, within
  the amounts appropriated therefor, and in consultation with health  care
  providers  or  their  representatives,  establish  a  program  to screen
  newborn infants for hearing problems.  This  program  shall  incorporate
  consensus   medical   guidelines  and  protocols,  reflecting  the  most
  cost-effective methods  for  detecting  hearing  problems  as  early  as
  possible  in  an  infant's life. The program shall provide for follow-up
  screening including referrals for screening or care. Such program  shall
  also  provide  for the reimbursement of health care providers performing
  such  services  under  the  program.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of   the
  administrative  officer, or other designated person, at each institution
  caring for newborn infants, to  either  administer  such  a  program  or
  provide  a  referral  for  the  patient  to obtain the service following
  discharge.