PDFWAC 296-817-40025

Keep the baseline audiogram without revision, unless annual audiograms indicate a persistent threshold shift or a significant improvement in hearing.

You must keep the baseline audiogram without revision, unless a qualified reviewer determines:

(1) The standard threshold shift revealed by the audiogram is persistent; or

(2) The hearing threshold shown in the annual audiogram indicates significant improvement over the baseline audiogram.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050. WSR 15-23-086, § 296-817-40025, filed 11/17/15, effective 12/18/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 03-11-060, § 296-817-40025, filed 5/19/03, effective 8/1/03.]