Title 35, Title 35 — Public Health And Safety

Bond of trustees. Each trustee of any district, prior to entering upon the duties of office, shall execute and file with the county clerk of the county in which the district, or the greater portion of the area thereof, is located his bond, with one (1) or more sureties, to be app…

Administration of finances; assessment and levy of taxes. (a) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 62, § 3. (b) The assessor shall assess the property of each rural health care district. (c) The board of county commissioners, at the time of making the levy for county purposes shall levy a …

Bond issue. (a) The board of county commissioners at the request of the board of trustees of any rural health care district may submit to the electors of the district the question of whether the board of trustees shall be authorized to issue the bonds of the district in a certain…

Securities for acquiring and improving hospitals, nursing homes and related facilities; issuance authorized; lines of credit and tax and revenue anticipation notes. (a) The trustees of a rural health care district established pursuant to W.S. 35-2-701, are authorized to issue rev…

Securities for acquiring hospitals and related facilities; requirements generally. (a) Except as otherwise provided: (i) Securities shall be authorized by resolution adopted by the trustees and shall: (A) Bear a date or dates; (B) Be in a denomination or denominations; (C) Mature…

Securities for acquiring hospitals, nursing homes and related facilities; not a general obligation of rural health care district or trustees; payable from special fund. The securities issued pursuant to W.S. 35-2-711 through 35-2-722 shall not constitute a general obligation of t…

Securities for acquiring hospitals and related facilities; issuance from time to time in one or more series. The securities authorized may be issued from time to time and in one (1) or more series as the trustees may determine.

Securities for acquiring hospitals and related facilities; obligation of trustees to holders; suit for default, misuse of funds. The obligation of the trustees to the holders of the securities shall be limited to applying the funds to the payment of interest and principal on the …

Construction to be done by contract based on competitive bidding; alternate delivery methods. (a) Except as provided under subsection (b) of this section and otherwise, the work of constructing the various buildings shall be done by contract based on competitive bidding. Notice o…

Trustees may insure facilities. The trustees may insure the facilities against public liability, property damage or loss of revenues from any cause.

Investment in securities. Securities issued pursuant to this article shall be eligible for investment by banking institutions and for estate, trust and fiduciary funds. The securities and the interest shall be exempt from taxation by this state and any subdivision. The state trea…

Refunding securities. (a) Any securities of the trustees of a rural health care district issued pursuant to W.S. 35-2-711 through 35-2-722 and payable from any pledged revenues may be refunded by the trustees by the adoption of a resolution by the trustees authorizing the issuanc…

Powers and responsibility of board of trustees. The board of trustees has plenary powers and responsibility for the acquisition, construction and completion of all projects authorized by the resolution to issue revenue securities or refunding securities.

Trustees may accept grants. The trustees may accept grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the federal government, the state, including any agency or political subdivision, or any person upon terms and conditions as the federal government, the state, including …

Charges and rentals. The trustees shall establish and collect charges for services and rentals for use of facilities furnished, acquired, constructed or purchased from the proceeds of the securities sufficient to pay the principal or the interest, or both, on the securities as th…

Liberal construction. The provisions of this article pertaining to bonding, being necessary to secure the public health, safety, convenience and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.

Applicability. The provisions of W.S. 35-2-711 through 35-2-722 shall not apply to W.S. 35-2-708 and 35-2-709.

Terminated by Laws 1985, ch. 217, § 2; 1988, ch. 47, § 1.

Terminated by Laws 1985, ch. 217, § 2; 1988, ch. 47, § 1.

Terminated by Laws 1985, ch. 217, § 2; 1988, ch. 47, § 1.

Terminated by Laws 1985, ch. 217, § 2; 1988, ch. 47, § 1.

Terminated by Laws 1985, ch. 217, § 2; 1988, ch. 47, § 1.

Terminated by Laws 1985, ch. 217, § 2; 1988, ch. 47, § 1.

Terminated by Laws 1985, ch. 217, § 2; 1988, ch. 47, § 1.

Definitions; applicability of provisions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Acute care" means short term care provided in a hospital; (ii) "Ambulatory surgical center" means a facility which provides surgical treatment to patients not requiring hospitalization and is not part of a ho…

License required. No person shall establish any health care facility in this state without a valid license issued pursuant to this act.

Application for license; submission of evidence prerequisite to issuance. (a) An applicant for a license under this act shall file a sworn application with the division on a form provided by the division. The form shall request the following information: (i) The applicant's name;…

Issuance of license; fee; duration; renewal; transferability; provisional licenses; procedures. (a) The division shall issue a license under this act: (i) If the applicant is in compliance with this act and in substantial compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated purs…

Conditions, monitoring or revoking a license. (a) The division may place conditions upon a license, install a division approved monitor or manager at the owner's or operator's expense, suspend admissions, or deny, suspend or revoke a license issued under this act if a licensee: (…

Construction and expansion of facilities; exemption. (a) A licensee who contemplates construction of or alteration or addition to a health care facility shall submit plans and specifications to the division for preliminary inspection and approval prior to commencing construction.…

Inspection of licensed establishments; exceptions; assisted living facility inspection procedure. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section every licensed health care facility shall be periodically inspected by the division under rules and regulations promulgated by the de…

Rules and regulations. The department shall promulgate and enforce reasonable rules and regulations necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of patients of health care facilities licensed under this act.

Penalties for violations. Except for violations otherwise punishable as a felony under the laws of this state, any person establishing or operating a facility or providing a service without first obtaining a license as required in this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by…

Quality management functions for health care facilities; confidentiality; immunity; whistle blowing; peer review. (a) Each licensee shall implement a quality management function to evaluate and improve patient and resident care and services in accordance with rules and regulation…

Nonbinding functional assessments. The department may, with the consent of the person seeking admission into a nursing care facility or his representative, conduct a nonbinding functional assessment for that person at the state's expense.

Repealed by the terms of Laws 2005, Ch. 243, § 1.

Exceptions. (a) No freestanding emergency center shall require separate licensure under this act when operated by the provider based emergency department of a Wyoming licensed hospital. (b) On and before June 30, 2025, freestanding emergency centers operated by a hospital distric…

Visitation rights. (a) A health care facility, as defined by W.S. 35-2- 901(a)(x), that provides twenty-four (24) hour per day care shall allow visitation for a person receiving care in that facility. The visitation required under this section shall not apply to persons involunta…

Designation of heart attack and stroke centers. (a) The department of health shall establish by rule and regulation the process for recognition and designation of hospitals as any one (1) or more of the following: (i) Heart attack receiving centers; (ii) Heart attack referring ce…

Short title. This act may be cited as the "Health Care Facility Receivership Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Department" means the department of health; (ii) "Health care facility" means any facility licensed or certified by the department that is a hospital or that normally provides twenty-four (24) hour per day care for individuals, including…

Petition for receivership; hearing; parties; emergency order. (a) The department may file a petition in the district court to appoint a receiver for a health care facility, if the facility: (i) Is operating without a license or the facility's license has been suspended, revoked o…

Effect of appointment. When a receiver is appointed under this act, the health care facility shall be divested of possession and control in favor of the receiver. The appointment of the receiver shall not affect the rights of the health care facility to defend against any claim, …

Powers and duties of a receiver. (a) A receiver appointed under this act shall: (i) Have the same powers as a receiver under W.S. 1-33-104 and shall exercise those powers necessary to remedy the conditions that constituted grounds for the imposition of the receivership, assure ad…

Termination of receivership. (a) The court, upon a motion by the receiver, the health care facility or the owner of the physical facility, may terminate the receivership if: (i) The receivership is no longer necessary because the conditions which gave rise to the receivership no …

Priorities. (a) During a receivership under this act, the following expenses and claims have priority in the following order: (i) The costs and expenses of the administration of the health care facility during the term of the receivership; (ii) Claims for: (A) Wages actually owin…

Receiver's liability. (a) The liability of the department shall be limited as set forth in the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act for the operation of medical facilities and the provision of health care. (b) If a person is designated to act as a receiver pursuant to W.S. 35-2-1103(f…

Applicability. The receivership provisions of W.S 1-33-101 through 1-33-110 shall apply to actions under this act to the extent that they do not conflict with this act.

Senior health care districts; establishment; definitions. (a) A senior health care district may be established under the procedures for petitioning, hearing and election of special districts as set forth in the Special District Elections Act of 1994. (b) As used in this article "…

Body corporate; name and style; powers generally; rules and regulations of trustees. (a) Each district is a body corporate and shall be designated by the name of the .... senior health care district. The district name shall be entered upon the commissioners' records and shall be …