Title 35, Title 35 — Public Health And Safety

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 …

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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, …

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…

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.

Sunset. This article is repealed effective July 1, 2028.

Wyoming adult hearing aid program. There is created a hearing aid program for adults with hearing impairment.

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…

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…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Rural Health Transformation Sustainability, Accountability and Fiscal Protection Act."

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. § …

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…

Automated external defibrillators; definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Automated external defibrillator (AED)" means a medical device heart monitor and defibrillator that: (A) Has received approval of its premarket notification filed pursuant to U.S. Code, title 21, se…

Possession of automated external defibrillator. (a) In order to ensure public health and safety, all persons who possess an AED shall: (i) Obtain appropriate training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and in the use of an AED by the American Heart Association, American Red C…

Limited liability for use of automated external defibrillator. (a) Any person who uses or attempts to use an automated external defibrillator device on a victim of a perceived medical emergency, any prescribing physician who authorizes the purchase of the AED and any individual w…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Department" means the Wyoming department of health; (ii) "TANF" means the federal temporary assistance to needy families program authorized by Pub. L. 104-193; (iii) "Program" means the public health nursing infant home visitation subpro…

Public health nursing infant home visitation subprogram created; eligibility. (a) There is created the public health nursing infant home visitation subprogram. (b) Pregnant women, or families with infants, are eligible for services of the program if: (i) The delivery of the newbo…

Program evaluation and statistical information. (a) It shall be the goal of the program in each county to provide appropriate nursing contact to all eligible women. The department shall statistically track, in order to provide trending reports as needed, the number of known eligi…

Program funding. The department shall report to the legislature any reduction in federal temporary assistance to needy families (TANF) program funds which results in the need for additional state funds to administer W.S. 35-27-101 through 35-27-104. The provisions of W.S. 35-27-1…

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Bathhouse" means a structure that contains dressing rooms, showers and toilet facilities for use with an adjacent public pool; (ii) "Department" means the Wyoming department of agriculture; (iii) "Director" means the director of the Wyom…

Establishment of a safety program. (a) The director shall establish and maintain a public pool and spa health and safety program. The director shall carry out provisions of the public pool and spa health and safety program and shall be assisted by the department of health. A loca…

Prohibited acts. No person shall violate this act or any regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of this act.

Cease operations order; injunctive proceedings. (a) If the director of the department of agriculture or the director of the department of health has probable cause to believe that an imminent hazard to the public exists from a violation of this act, he may order any person to imm…

Penalties. Any person who knowingly and intentionally violates any provision of this act or regulation adopted pursuant to this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00…

Regulations. The director may adopt regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of this act and to ensure that appropriate sanitary conditions, public safety and water quality standards are met by any person engaged in operating a public pool or spa.

Inspections, examinations. (a) For purposes of enforcement of this act, the director may, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator or agent in charge: (i) Enter at a reasonable time any public pool or spa; and (ii) Inspect at any reasonable time and within r…

License required; electronic transmittals. (a) Any person operating a public pool or spa shall obtain a license from the department of agriculture or a local health department and shall be thoroughly knowledgeable on good practices of swimming pool and spa operation and with the …

Summary suspension of a license. (a) A regulatory authority may summarily suspend a license to operate a public pool or spa if it determines through inspection, water quality testing, records or other authorized means, or after consultation with the state health officer, that an …

License revocation. (a) A regulatory authority may initiate revocation proceedings for a license by serving a complaint signed by the director or the director of a local department of health. The application shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the director or director of the …

Exemptions. Flow-through pools are exempt from the provisions of this act.