Title 35, Title 35 — Public Health And Safety
33 chapters · 1,065 sections in this title.
W.S. § 35-1-422 Marriage registration
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Marriage registration. (a) A record of each marriage performed in the state shall be filed with the state registrar of vital records as provided in this section. The officer who issues the marriage license shall prepare the certificate on the form furnished by the state registrar…
W.S. § 35-1-423 Court reports of divorce and annulment of marriage
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Court reports of divorce and annulment of marriage. For each divorce and annulment of marriage granted by any court in this state a report shall be prepared and filed by the clerk of court with the state registrar of vital records. The information necessary to prepare the report …
W.S. § 35-1-424 Correction and amendment of vital records
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Correction and amendment of vital records. (a) A certificate or record registered under this act may be amended only in accordance with this act and regulations thereunder adopted by the division of health and medical services to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital record…
W.S. § 35-1-425 Reproduction of records
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Reproduction of records. To preserve original documents, the state registrar of vital records is authorized to prepare typewritten, photographic or other reproductions of original records and files in his office. Such reproductions when certified by him shall be accepted as the o…
W.S. § 35-1-426 Disclosure of records
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Disclosure of records. (a) To protect the integrity of vital records, to insure their proper use, and to insure the efficient and proper administration of the vital records system, it shall be unlawful for any person to permit inspection of, or to disclose information contained i…
W.S. § 35-1-427 Copies of data from vital records
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Copies of data from vital records. (a) Only the state registrar of vital records shall upon request issue a certified copy of any certificate or record in his custody or of a part thereof. Each copy issued shall show the date of registration and copies issued from records marked …
W.S. § 35-1-428 Fees for copies and searches; surcharges
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Fees for copies and searches; surcharges. (a) The department of health shall in accordance with guidelines imposed upon boards and commissions under W.S. 33-1-201, prescribe reasonable fees for certified copies of certificates or records or for a search of the files or records wh…
W.S. § 35-1-429 Persons required to keep records
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Persons required to keep records. (a) Every person in charge of an institution as defined in this act shall keep a record of personal particulars and data concerning each person admitted or confined to the institution. The record shall be limited to information required by the st…
W.S. § 35-1-430 Duties to furnish information relative to vital events
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Duties to furnish information relative to vital events. Any person having actual knowledge of the facts shall furnish such information as he may possess regarding any birth, death, stillbirth, marriage or divorce upon demand of the state registrar of vital records.
W.S. § 35-1-431 Penalties
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Penalties. (a) Any person who willfully and knowingly: (i) makes any false statement in a report, record, or certificate required to be filed under this act, or in an application for an amendment thereof, or supplies false information intending that such information be used in th…
W.S. § 35-1-501 Short title
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Short title. This act shall be cited as the Industrial Health Service Act of 1945.
W.S. § 35-1-502 Service of industrial hygiene created
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Service of industrial hygiene created. The state department of health is hereby authorized and empowered to create and maintain a service of industrial hygiene as the state health officer may deem necessary.
W.S. § 35-1-503 Investigations; annual report required
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Investigations; annual report required. The industrial hygiene service shall investigate places of employment and study those conditions which might be responsible for ill health of the industrial workers and submit a yearly report to the state treasurer.
W.S. § 35-1-611 Short title
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Short title. This act shall be known as the "Community Human Services Act".
W.S. § 35-1-612 Purpose
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Purpose. The purpose and intent of this act is to establish, maintain and promote the development of a comprehensive range of services in communities of the state to serve priority populations and other persons affected by mental illness, substance use disorders, or developmental…
W.S. § 35-1-613 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Community board" means a community mental health board, a substance use disorder board, a developmental disabilities board, or a family violence and sexual assault board, or a board offering a combination of human services programs, crea…
W.S. § 35-1-614 Counties, school districts and cities may contract for human services programs; counties may establish community boards
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Counties, school districts and cities may contract for human services programs; counties may establish community boards. (a) A county may contract with behavioral health centers or private or public agencies to provide human services programs for the county. The county may approp…
W.S. § 35-1-615 Community board is agency of county; appropriations; joint community board agreements
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Community board is agency of county; appropriations; joint community board agreements. (a) A community board is an agency of the county government. (b) A county which establishes or agrees to establish a community board, or community boards may appropriate funds for human service…
W.S. § 35-1-616 Community boards; membership; appointment; terms of office; removal; vacancies; compensation
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Community boards; membership; appointment; terms of office; removal; vacancies; compensation. (a) A community or joint board shall consist of not more than nine (9) members, unless the board is comprised of members from two (2) or more counties in which event the board shall cons…
W.S. § 35-1-617 Community boards; meetings; officers
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Community boards; meetings; officers. (a) A majority of the board constitutes a quorum. All actions of the board shall be approved by a majority of those present at the meeting. (b) A community board shall elect from its members a chairman to preside at meetings, a secretary to m…
W.S. § 35-1-618 Community boards; powers
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Community boards; powers. (a) For each human services program authorized by the county commissioners the community boards may contract with a behavioral health center or a local public or private nonprofit provider or: (i) Appoint a director whose qualifications meet the standard…
W.S. § 35-1-619 Community boards; duties
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Community boards; duties. (a) Subject to this act, a community board shall: (i) Review and evaluate human services programs operating within its jurisdiction; (ii) Submit to the commissioners for the county of which it is an agency a comprehensive plan for the establishment, deve…
W.S. § 35-1-620 Powers and duties of the department and its divisions
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Powers and duties of the department and its divisions. (a) The department through its divisions may: (i) Enter into cooperative contracts with behavioral health centers, private agencies, public agencies and community boards by negotiation without competitive bids or by competiti…
W.S. § 35-1-621 All state funds for human services contracted to department; federal and private funding not affected
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All state funds for human services contracted to department; federal and private funding not affected. A state agency which provides state or federal funds to a community based mental health, substance use disorder, developmental disabilities or other human services program shall…
W.S. § 35-1-622 Department; budget requests; purchase of service contracts
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Department; budget requests; purchase of service contracts. (a) The department's budget request shall recommend: (i) The types of services that the division shall purchase, in accordance with the priority populations tier requirements provided by W.S. 35-1-620(b)(ix), which shall…
W.S. § 35-1-623 Contracts; reports; regular payments; termination
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Contracts; reports; regular payments; termination. (a) Every contract awarded pursuant to this act shall require: (i) The provider to submit annual financial and expenditure reports to the department; (ii) The division to make regular payments to the provider based on the service…
W.S. § 35-1-625 Protection of clients' rights
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Protection of clients' rights. (a) Every contract awarded under this act shall require the provider to guarantee the clients' rights to: (i) An individualized plan of appropriate services which provides for the least restrictive treatment that may reasonably be expected to benefi…
W.S. § 35-1-626 Isolation; restraint; medication
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Isolation; restraint; medication. (a) Isolation or restraint of a client may be used only when less restrictive measures are ineffective or not feasible for the welfare of the client and shall be used for the shortest time possible. Each center or facility shall have a written po…
W.S. § 35-1-627 Examination of accounts
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Examination of accounts. The governing body of any entity receiving state funds under this act shall not less than every two (2) years cause to be made an audit or other oversight of the financial affairs and transactions of all funds and activities of the entity in accordance wi…
W.S. § 35-1-628 Community based respite care services
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Community based respite care services. (a) The department of health shall develop and administer a statewide program to provide community based respite care services to families with a member age birth to twenty-one (21) years who has developmental disabilities who is not eligibl…
W.S. § 35-1-701 Joint committee created
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Joint committee created. A joint committee on school health composed of the state department of education and the state department of health is hereby created and established.
W.S. § 35-1-702 Duties of joint committee; limitation upon application of policies
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Duties of joint committee; limitation upon application of policies. It shall be the duty of the joint committee on school health to prescribe uniform policies regarding the medical services, sanitary environment and health instruction of the school children. Provided that any pol…
W.S. § 35-1-801 Department of health to develop comprehensive emergency medical services and trauma system
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Department of health to develop comprehensive emergency medical services and trauma system. The department of health shall develop a comprehensive emergency medical services and trauma system.
W.S. § 35-1-802 Designation of trauma areas; trauma system hospitals
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Designation of trauma areas; trauma system hospitals. (a) The department of health shall designate within the state trauma areas consistent with local resources, geography and current patient referral patterns. (b) Each trauma area shall have: (i) Medical control for all field ca…
W.S. § 35-1-803 Trauma system hospitals designation
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Trauma system hospitals designation. Applications to be categorized or designated as trauma system hospitals shall be made upon forms provided by the department of health.
W.S. § 35-1-804 Department of health to promulgate rules; contents
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Department of health to promulgate rules; contents. The department shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations which specify state trauma system objectives and standards, hospital categorization criteria and criteria and procedures to be utilized in designating trauma syste…
W.S. § 35-1-805 Duties of the department of health
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Duties of the department of health. The department of health shall identify the causes of trauma in Wyoming and propose programs of prevention thereof for consideration by the legislature, health care providers and other agencies concerned with accident prevention or aftercare.
W.S. § 35-1-1001 Wyoming critical access or rural hospital endowment challenge program
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Wyoming critical access or rural hospital endowment challenge program. The Wyoming critical access/rural hospital endowment challenge program is created.
W.S. § 35-1-1002 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Challenge account" means the critical access or rural hospital endowment challenge account created under this article; (ii) "Critical access or rural hospital" means: (A) A county hospital established pursuant to W.S. 18-8-101, et se…
W.S. § 35-1-1003 Wyoming critical access or rural hospital endowment challenge account
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Wyoming critical access or rural hospital endowment challenge account. (a) The Wyoming critical access or rural hospital endowment challenge account is created and, until June 30, 2013, shall consist of separate accounts, one (1) account for each Wyoming critical access or rural …
W.S. § 35-1-1004 Endowment challenge account matching program; matching payments; agreements with foundations; annual reports
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Endowment challenge account matching program; matching payments; agreements with foundations; annual reports. (a) Until June 30, 2012, funds within the challenge account shall be expended as provided in this subsection. Funds within a separate account which are obligated for comm…
W.S. § 35-1-1101 Provider recruitment grant program
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Provider recruitment grant program. (a) There is created the Wyoming provider recruitment program administered by the department. (b) There is created the Wyoming provider recruitment account. Funds in the account are continuously appropriated to the department to provide grants …
W.S. § 35-1-1205 Sunset
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Sunset. W.S. 35-1-1201, 35-1-1203 and 35-1-1204 are repealed effective July 1, 2023.