Wyoming Administrative Code

CHAPTER 2 Rules for the Wyoming Healthcare Professional Loan Repayment Program Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated by the Department of Health, Public Health Division, pursuant to W.S. §§ 9-2-118 and 119, and the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act at W.S. § 16-3-…

CHAPTER 3 DESIGNATION OF CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated by the Department of Health pursuant to the Office of Rural Health at W.S. 9-2-117 et seq. and the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act at W.S. 16-3-101 et seq. Section 2. Purpos…

CHAPTER 5 Rules and Regulations for the Wyoming Provider Recruitment Grant Program Section 1. Authority. These rules are promulgated by the Department of Health, Public Health Division, pursuant to W.S. § 35-1-1101, and the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act at W.S § 16-3-101,…

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CHAPTER 1 General Provisions Section 1. Statutory Authority. Pursuant to W.S. 35-4-107, W.S. 35-4-108, and W.S. 35-4-130 the Wyoming Department of Health is authorized to make rules and regulations pertaining to a list of reportable communicable diseases. The Wyoming Department o…

CHAPTER 2 Reporting Procedures Section 1. Disease List. W.S. 35-4-130 declares Sexually Transmitted Diseases to be contagious, infectious, communicable and dangerous to public health. A current listing of time based reportable diseases may be obtained from the office of the State…

CHAPTER 3 Public Health Responsibilities Section 1. Public Health Action. Upon receipt of a report or notice of a case of sexually transmitted disease within a respective jurisdiction, a Health Officer or Designee may take any or all of the following actions: (a) If examination h…

CHAPTER 4 Consent to Treatment Section 1. Persons Under Eighteen. Persons under eighteen years of age may give legal con- sent for examination and treatment for any sexually transmitted disease. INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK

CHAPTER 5 Confined Population Section 1. Examination Period. Any person confined in a state penal institution or a county jail or a community correctional facility for fifteen (15) days or more should be examined by the appropriate Health Officer or qualified Designee. Section 2.…

CHAPTER 6 Mandatory Testing Section 1. Consent of Accused to Examination. Upon the consent of a person accused of any crime involving the alleged exchange of bodily fluids, the accused person shall be examined, as soon as practical, for sexually transmitted diseases included with…

CHAPTER 7 Authority for Testing Following Exposure Section 1. Significant Exposure to Blood or Body Fluids. Following a documented exposure of a health care worker to blood or bodily fluids of a patient that could lead to infection of a communi- cable disease which is capable of …

APPENDIX A Minimum water quality standards Used for the conveyance of private rural property connected to a private supply Analyte MCL* MCL/SMCL** Limit Det. Units Calcium 1 mg/L Magnesium 1 mg/L Sodium 3 mg/L Hardness as CaCO3 mg/L Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 mg/L Chloride (250) 2…

CHAPTER 1 PURPOSE AND BACKGROUND Section 1. Purpose. The purpose of these standards is not to substitute for the Safe Drinking Water Act or its associated regulations, nor to guarantee absolute safety of a private water supply, but to establish minimum water quality criteria to b…

CHAPTER 2 TESTS AND STANDARDS Section 1. Minimum Testing Requirements. (a) For purposes of meeting the requirements of W.S. 35-1-229(b), the following tests shall be conducted. The listed analytic levels are the standards for the water source to be suitable for human consumption:…

CHAPTER 10 Standards for Convalescent Leave Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Department of Health ("the Department") pursuant to Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons ("the Act") codified at Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 25-10-101 through -127 and the Wyoming Admin…

Chapter 11 Directed Outpatient Commitment (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-10-110.1) Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Department of Health ("the Department") pursuant to Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons ("the Act") codified at Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 25-10-101 thro…

Chapter 12 Exchange of Information under Title 25 Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Department of Health ("the Department") pursuant to Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons ("the Act") codified at Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 25-10-101 through -127 and the Wyoming…

CHAPTER 6 Designated Hospitals Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Department of Health ("the Department") pursuant to the Involuntary Commitment Act ("the Act"), at Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 25-10-101 through -305, and the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act at Wy…

CHAPTER 7 Standards for the Designation of Hospitals and Treatment Providers Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Department of Health ("the Department") pursuant to the Involuntary Commitment Act, ("the Act") at Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 25-10-101 through -305, and …

CHAPTER 8 Standards for Reimbursement of Designated Hospitals and Treatment Providers Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Department of Health ("the Department") pursuant to the Involuntary Commitment Act ("the Act"), codified at Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 25-10-101 …

CHAPTER 9 Convalescent Leave from Involuntary Hospitalization Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Department of Health ("the Department") pursuant to Hospitalization of Mentally Ill Persons ("the Act") codified at Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 25-10-101 through -127, an…

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE TAX REFUND TO THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED PROGRAM CHAPTER 1 Section 1. Authority. This rule is being promulgated by the Department of Health in accordance with W.S. 39-11-109 and the Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act at W.S. 16-…

Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Authority. These rules shall also apply to and govern the reimbursement of uncompensated trauma care to hospitals and ambulance services as outlined in House Enrolled Act 52 passed by the 2008 Budget Session. and W.S. 35-1-801, et. seq. Sec…

Chapter 2 DESIGNATION PROCESS Section 1. General Procedure. (a) Trauma Care Facilities - Designation Process. (i) The facility designation categories are as follows: (A) Regional Trauma Centers (RTCs); (B) Area Trauma Hospitals (ATHs); (C) Community Trauma Hospitals (CTHs); and (…

Chapter 3 DESIGNATED FACILITIES' REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION Section 1. Data Collection. For the purpose of improving quality of trauma care, all designated facilities within the state are required to participate in use of the state trauma registry and report a portion of that…

Chapter 4 FACILITY STANDARDS Section 1. Regional Trauma Centers. To be designated a Regional Trauma Center (RTC), a licensed general acute care hospital shall have at least the following: (a) Hospital Organization. (i) Trauma Service. The trauma service shall be established and r…

TUMOR REGISTRY RULES AND REGULATIONS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Authority. The statutory authority for these rules is W.S. § 35-1-240(b) and P.L.102-515. Section 2. Definitions. The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement of these rule…

CHAPTER 2 UNIFORM REGISTRATION AND REPORTING OF CANCER CASES Section 1. Training. (a) All hospitals shall arrange for a minimum of one (1) person and a maximum of three (3) persons, to attend initial training at the State Agency unless a waiver is granted to the hospital by the S…

CHAPTER 3 REGISTRATION FEES Section 1. Fee Assessment. (a) Fees shall be assessed only to those hospitals which select option 2 as defined in Chapter 2, Section 4(ii). (b) Hospitals which select option 2 as defined in Chapter 2, Section 4(ii), shall be assessed a fee of twenty-fi…

CHAPTER 4 PUBLIC LAW 102-515 Section 1. Disclosure of Data (a) Confidential Case Data. The protection and release of confidential statistical records shall be in accordance with W.S. § 16-4-201, et seq, the Wyoming Public Records Act, and the Wyo- ming Department of Health Inform…

CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Wyoming Department of Health pursuant to Wyoming Statute (W.S.) § 25-9-101 through 25-9-106 and W.S. § 25-14-101 through 25-14-105. Section 2. Purpose. This Chapter is to define the following as…

CHAPTER 2 GENERAL OPERATION Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Wyoming Department of Health pursuant to Wyoming Statute (W.S.) § 25-9-101 through 25-9-106 and W.S. § 25-14-101 through 25-14-105. Section 2. Purpose and Applicability. The following rules will …

CHAPTER 3 DONATIONS Section 1. Acceptance of Donations. The superintendent shall acknowledge and document all donations accepted by the agency for the Veterans' Home of Wyoming pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 25-9-103.

CHAPTER 4ADMISSION AND DISCHARGE Section 1. Authority. This Chapter is promulgated by the Wyoming Department of Health pursuant to Wyoming Statute (W.S.) § 25-9-101 through 25-9-106 and W.S. § 25-14-101 through 25-14-105. Section 2. Purpose and Applicability. The purpose of this …

Chapter 1 General Provisions Section 1.Manuals and Bulletins. (a)The State Registrar of Vital Records may issue manuals, bulletins, or both, to interpret the provisions of these rules. Such manuals and bulletins shall be consistent with and reflect the policies contained in these…

Chapter 10 Corrections and Amendments Section 1. General Provisions for Amendments within the First Year. See succeeding sections for specific documents. (a) Amendments of obvious errors such as transpositions of letters in words of common knowledge on certificates may be made by…

CHAPTER 11 DELAYED REGISTRATION Section 1. Births. All births registered one (1) year or more after the date of birth are to be registered on a special "Delayed Certificate of Birth" form. Delayed birth registrations may not be filed for deceased persons. (a) The following indivi…

CHAPTER 12 DISCLOSURE OF VITAL RECORDS Section 1. Requests - Who May Have Copies. The State Registrar of Vital Records shall not permit inspection of, or disclose information contained in vital records, or copy or issue a copy of all or part of any such record unless the applican…

CHAPTER 13 COPIES OF VITAL RECORDS Section 1. Types of Copies. (a) Full or short form certified copies of vital records may be made by mechanical, electronic, or other reproductive processes, except that the information contained in the "Confidential Information for Medical and H…

CHAPTER 14 FEES Section 1. Advance Payment, Copies for Government Use, Replacement Copies (a) Fees for services provided by Vital Statistics Services must be paid in advance. (b) Vital Statistics Services may issue, free of charge, one (1) verification or certified copy to federa…

CHAPTER 2 LOCAL REGISTRARS Section 1. Appointment. Each local registrar or deputy local registrar of vital records shall be appointed by the State Registrar and notified of the appointment in writing. Such appointment shall remain in effect until the local registrar resigns or is…

CHAPTER 3 BIRTH REGISTRATION Section 1. General Requirements. (a) For births which occur in a health care facility, the person in charge or that person's representative shall secure all necessary information and signatures on the certificate. (b) For births which occur either in …

CHAPTER 4S SUBSTITUTION OF BIRTH CERTIFICATES Section 1. Adoptions. (a) A new certificate of birth shall be prepared by the State Registrar of Vital Records for a child born in this state upon receipt of the following: (i) An adoption report submitted on a form prescribed and sup…

CHAPTER 5 DEATH REGISTRATION Section 1. Responsibility for Filing. The funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body shall: (a) Complete all items on the death certificate except the physician's, county health officer's or coroner's statement attesting to the time, da…

CHAPTER 6 STILLBIRTH REGISTRATION Section 1. Responsibility for Filing. A stillbirth certificate shall be filed for all stillbirths with a gestation of twenty (20) or more completed weeks. (a) The funeral director who first assumes custody of a stillbirth shall: (i) Notify the co…

CHAPTER 7 BURIAL-TRANSIT AND DISINTERMENT PERMITS Section 1. Permit Required - Time Limit. (a) A burial-transit permit is required for all bodies and stillbirths regardless of the method of disposal or storage. (b) The funeral director or person acting as such shall obtain a buri…

Chapter 8 Marriage Registration Section 1. County Clerk's Responsibility (a) The County Clerk or a designated representative shall: (i) Obtain the information required to complete the marriage license on the Vital Statistics Services Application Questionnaire or authorized intake…