Title 35, Title 35 — Public Health And Safety
33 chapters · 1,065 sections in this title.
W.S. § 35-25-101 Uninsured child health insurance program
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Uninsured child health insurance program. There is created a child health insurance program for families with a gross monthly income at or below one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of the federal poverty level, until July 1, 2005, and thereafter, for families with a gross mont…
W.S. § 35-25-102 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Child" means a person who has not yet reached the nineteenth anniversary of his birth; (ii) "Department" means the department of health; (iii) "Federal poverty level" means the federal poverty guideline updated annually in the federal re…
W.S. § 35-25-103 Child health insurance program eligibility; services by department or private health insurance
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Child health insurance program eligibility; services by department or private health insurance. (a) Subject to approval of the state plan by the United States secretary of health and human services, and subject to available state and federal funding the department shall provide a…
W.S. § 35-25-104 Program benefits
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Program benefits. (a) A child eligible for services under this act shall receive benefits developed by the department as allowed by 42 U.S.C. 1397cc et seq. and that include: (i) Cost sharing factors, not to exceed the maximum allowable under 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.; (ii) Exclus…
W.S. § 35-25-106 Private health insurance plan request for proposals
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Private health insurance plan request for proposals. (a) If the child health insurance plan required by W.S. 35-25-103 is provided through a private health insurance company, the department shall issue a request for proposals from qualified insurers not less than once every five …
W.S. § 35-25-107 Program expenditures; monitoring; recommendations; required action to limit expenditures to budget available
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Program expenditures; monitoring; recommendations; required action to limit expenditures to budget available. (a) The department shall project monthly expenditures under this act each month through the end of the biennium based upon the level of activity for the previous months a…
W.S. § 35-25-108 Implementation; duties; restrictions on the department of health
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Implementation; duties; restrictions on the department of health. (a) The department shall: (i) Administer this act within the fiscal constraints of 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. and subsequent federal enactments governing this program and the state budget as enacted by the legislatur…
W.S. § 35-25-201 Short title
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Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Cancer Control Act."
W.S. § 35-25-202 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "CDC" means the federal center for disease prevention and control; (ii) "County cancer resource coordinator program" means a program undertaken through a private organization, county hospital, hospital district hospital or city or county …
W.S. § 35-25-203 Cancer control plan and program
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Cancer control plan and program. (a) The department shall develop a comprehensive cancer control plan. The department shall begin with the plan and recommendations in the Wyoming cancer control plan published in October 2005 by the Wyoming comprehensive cancer control consortium.…
W.S. § 35-25-204 Wyoming colorectal cancer early detection and prevention program
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Wyoming colorectal cancer early detection and prevention program. (a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the department shall undertake a colorectal cancer screening and prevention program for those who qualify as specified in subsection (c) of this section. (b) Initi…
W.S. § 35-25-205 Breast and cervical cancer programs
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Breast and cervical cancer programs. (a) The breast and cervical cancer program within the department is authorized to obtain private and federal grant funds and to seek appropriations for: (i) Education, outreach and breast and cervical cancer screenings for those unable to affo…
W.S. § 35-25-206 Pain management
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Pain management. (a) The department may establish an acute and chronic pain management advisory committee consisting of the following members: (i) One (1) employee of the department appointed by the director who will serve as the chairman of the committee; (ii) One (1) member app…
W.S. § 35-25-301 Diabetes care planning; reports to the legislature
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Diabetes care planning; reports to the legislature. (a) The department of health shall develop a plan to reduce the incidence of diabetes in Wyoming, improve diabetes care, and control complications associated with diabetes. The plan shall include identification of goals and benc…
W.S. § 35-25-401 Female genital mutilation education program
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Female genital mutilation education program. (a) The department of health, the attorney general's office division of victim services or the department of health and attorney general's office division of victim services together shall develop a community education program regardin…
W.S. § 35-25-501 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "988" or "988 system" means the universal telephone number for the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system within the United States, operating through the national suicide prevention lifeline or its success…
W.S. § 35-25-502 Crisis center designation; powers and duties of the department; rulemaking; report
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Crisis center designation; powers and duties of the department; rulemaking; report. (a) Not later than July 1, 2023, the department shall designate one (1) or more crisis centers to provide crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination to persons accessing the 988 sys…
W.S. § 35-25-503 Mobile crisis teams
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Mobile crisis teams. (a) The department may provide onsite response services to address 988 system contact through state or locally funded mobile crisis teams. A mobile crisis team under this section shall: (i) Be designed in partnership with community members; (ii) To the extent…
W.S. § 35-25-504 Payment for crisis services
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Payment for crisis services. (a) The department may provide payment for the provision of crisis services of a contact to the 988 system if: (i) The person is not insured or the service is not covered by the person's health coverage; and (ii) The service is not covered by another …
W.S. § 35-25-505 Advisory body
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Advisory body. The governor shall create an advisory body or designate an existing advisory body to provide guidance to the department, gather feedback and make recommendations regarding the planning and implementation of the 988 system under this article. The advisory body may i…
W.S. § 35-25-506 988 system trust fund; reserve account spending policy
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988 system trust fund; reserve account spending policy. (a) The 988 system trust fund account is created. The trust account shall consist of those funds designated to the account by law and all monies collected from federal grants and other appropriations, contributions, grants, …
W.S. § 35-25-507 Immunity for telecommunications providers
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Immunity for telecommunications providers. (a) A telecommunications provider shall not be liable to any person for any damages caused by any act or omission relating to the origination, transmission or termination of a contact with the 988 system unless the act or omission consti…
W.S. § 35-25-508 Confidentiality of information
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Confidentiality of information. The information obtained through the 988 system shall be considered a public record under W.S. 16-4-201(a)(v) and access to the information may be denied according to law.
W.S. § 35-25-509 Sunset
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Sunset. This article is repealed effective July 1, 2028.
W.S. § 35-25-601 Wyoming adult hearing aid program
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Wyoming adult hearing aid program. There is created a hearing aid program for adults with hearing impairment.
W.S. § 35-25-602 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Department" means the department of health; (ii) "Eligible adult" means a Wyoming resident not less than eighteen (18) years of age who has been diagnosed by a physician or audiologist with a profound hearing impairment that requires…
W.S. § 35-25-603 Program eligibility; benefits
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Program eligibility; benefits. (a) Subject to available state funding, the department shall provide hearing aids for eligible adults. Eligibility under this section shall be determined by the department or its designee. To be determined eligible to receive hearing aids under this…
W.S. § 35-25-701 Short title
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Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Rural Health Transformation Sustainability, Accountability and Fiscal Protection Act."
W.S. § 35-25-702 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Advisory committee" means the Wyoming rural health transformation advisory committee created in W.S. 35-25- 703; (ii) "Annual required distribution" means: (A) Beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2036, the greater of: (I) The …
W.S. § 35-25-703 Wyoming rural health transformation advisory committee; legislative liaisons
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Wyoming rural health transformation advisory committee; legislative liaisons. (a) There is created the Wyoming rural health transformation advisory committee. The advisory committee shall be composed of nine (9) voting members, each of whom shall serve for a term of four (4) year…
W.S. § 35-25-704 Wyoming rural health transformation perpetuity fund; investment; distributions
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Wyoming rural health transformation perpetuity fund; investment; distributions. (a) There is created the Wyoming rural health transformation perpetuity fund. The perpetuity fund shall consist of monies designated to the fund by law and other contributions, grants, gifts, bequests…
W.S. § 35-25-705 Wyoming rural health transformation program
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Wyoming rural health transformation program. There is established the Wyoming rural health transformation program within the department. The department shall administer the program. The program shall be implemented in accordance with the Wyoming rural health transformation plan a…
W.S. § 35-25-706 Wyoming rural health transformation program; allowable perpetuity fund expenditures
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Wyoming rural health transformation program; allowable perpetuity fund expenditures. (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall expend the annual required distribution solely for the allowable perpetuity fund expenditures authorized under this section. The all…
W.S. § 35-25-707 Wyoming rural health transformation program; time-limited initiatives; sunset
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Wyoming rural health transformation program; time-limited initiatives; sunset. (a) Subject to the availability of rural health transformation funds and subsection (b) of this section, the department is authorized to expend funds for time-limited initiatives in amounts that seek t…
W.S. § 35-25-708 Prohibited uses; legislative notice; reporting
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Prohibited uses; legislative notice; reporting. (a) In addition to any other limitations imposed by state or federal law, no expenditure of rural health transformation funds shall be made for abortions or for specified sex-trait modification procedures, as defined in 45 C.F.R. § …
W.S. § 35-25-709 Recipient reporting; performance and accountability agreements; repayment
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Recipient reporting; performance and accountability agreements; repayment. (a) The department shall require each recipient of funds under the Wyoming rural health transformation program to submit reports sufficient to demonstrate compliance with applicable state and federal requi…