Title 35 — Title 35 — Public Health And Safety

Application for exception; exception absolute defense; liability limited; out-of-state applicants; consultation with attorney general; rulemaking authority granted. (a) Providers, purchasers or any combination thereof, or third party payors if in collaboration with a provider, wi…

Application for exception; contents; notice; joint application; filing fee; confidentiality of trade secret information; extension of time limitations. (a) An application for approval of an antitrust exception shall include to the extent applicable: (i) A descriptive title; (ii) …

Grounds for refusal of application review. (a) If the director determines that an application is unclear, incomplete or provides an insufficient basis on which to base a decision, the director shall return the application and provide a written description of the deficiencies in t…

objections. Notice of application; public comments; (a) The director shall publish notice of application proposals required under W.S. 35-24-104(b) and provide notice to any person who has requested to be placed on a list to receive notice of applications. The director may also n…

Determination of review procedure; criteria; right to hearing afforded. (a) After the conclusion of the notice and comment period prescribed under W.S. 35-24-106, the director shall subject to subsection (b) of this section, select one (1) of the three (3) review procedures speci…

Decision based upon written record. (a) If a contested case hearing is not required pursuant to W.S. 35-24-107(b) and instead of a limited hearing under W.S. 35-24-109, the director may issue a decision based on the application, the comments and the applicant's responses to the c…

Limited hearing on application; issues identified prior to hearing; procedure; evidence; decision. (a) If a contested case hearing is not required pursuant to W.S. 35-24-107(b) and in lieu of W.S. 35-24-108, the director may prior to rendering a decision on any application, order…

Contested case hearing on application; procedure specified; recommendations and final decisions. (a) If required by W.S. 35-24-107, the director shall order a contested case hearing. The director shall publish notice of the time, date and location of the hearing in a newspaper of…

enumerated. Criteria for approving application; factors (a) The director shall not approve an application unless he determines the arrangement is more likely to result in a better overall promotion of the quality of health care, access to health care, a lower cost for health care…

Final decision; conditions for approval; findings; ongoing supervision and reporting; renewal fees. (a) The director shall issue a written decision approving or disapproving the application. (b) The director may condition approval on a modification of all or part of the proposed …

Judicial review. After the director has rendered a decision under W.S. 35-24-112 and in accordance with W.S. 16-3-114, the applicant or any other aggrieved party may request judicial review of the director's decision by filing a petition for review within thirty (30) days in acco…

Ongoing supervision following application approval; procedures; solicitation of public comment on arrangement impacts. (a) The director shall appropriately supervise, monitor and regulate approved arrangements consistent with subsection (b) of this section. (b) The decision appro…

Revocation of approval; conditions; notice; public comment; hearing; revocation alternatives specified; liability of applicant. (a) Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the director shall revoke his initial approval of an application if the arrangement: (i) Is not in substa…

[Repealed or reserved.]

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…

(a) Definitions. 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…

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…

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…

[Repealed or reserved.]

proposals. Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 10, § 2. Private health insurance plan request for (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 ins…

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…

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…

Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 99, § 2.

Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 99, § 2.

Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 20, § 2.

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Cancer Control Act."

(a) Definitions. 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 …

"This act" means W.S. 35-25-201 through 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 …

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…

legislature. Diabetes care planning; reports to the (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…

(a) Definitions. 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…

policy. 988 system trust fund; reserve account spending (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.

(a) Definitions. 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."

(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Advisory committee" means the Wyoming rural health transformation advisory committee created in W.S. 35-25703; (ii) "Annual required distribution" means: (A) Beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2036, the greater of: (I) The to…

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…