Title 35, Title 35 — Public Health And Safety

Introduction of solution in eyes of newborn child by attending physician. It shall be the duty of every practicing or licensed physician in the state of Wyoming, when attending the birth of a child, to introduce or cause to be introduced into the eyes of the newborn infant a stab…

Childhood immunizations. The department of health through rule and regulation shall develop and implement a program to provide vaccines for all children of Wyoming residents who are not federally vaccine eligible children as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396s(b)(2) or subsequent simila…

Department of health to cooperate with municipal authorities, corporations and persons as to water, drainage and sewage; definitions of "drainage" and "sewage". The department shall consult with and advise the authorities of cities and towns and persons having or about to have sy…

Contamination of streams by sawmills, mining operations, or other manufacturing or industrial works prohibited; penalty; exceptions; special permits. Any owner or owners of any sawmill, reduction works, smelter, milling, refining or concentration works, or other manufacturing or …

Definitions. (a) The following words as used in this act, unless a different meaning is required by the context or is specifically prescribed, shall have the following meaning: (i) "Service connection" shall mean and include any water line or pipe connected to a distribution supp…

Periodical bacteriological analysis of water required. (a) It shall be the duty and responsibility of any public or private utility engaged in the development, storage and distribution of a sanitary public water supply to provide for the safety and purity of such supply to every …

Notice of danger to health. Whenever, in the opinion of the state department of health, investigations indicate that the water from a water supply as described in this act would endanger the health of the water consumers, the department shall give written notice to the owners or …

Liability for damages. Compliance with the requirements of this act shall in no way release the owners or persons responsible for the operation of a sanitary public water supply from any liability for damage to persons or property caused by or resulting from the installation, ope…

Standards for mobile home parks eliminated. The department of health has no authority to regulate, or to promulgate or enforce rules, regulations or standards regulating the design and construction of sewerage and water facilities within a mobile home park. This does not preclude…

Definition of standard serological test; cost. For the purposes of this act, a standard serological test shall be a test for syphilis approved by the state department of health, and shall be performed in a laboratory approved by the state department of health. Such laboratory tes…

Duty of attending physician. Every physician licensed to practice medicine attending a pregnant woman in the state for conditions relating to her pregnancy during the period of gestation or at delivery shall take, or cause to be taken, a sample of blood of such woman at the time …

Report of birth; statement as to blood test. In reporting every birth and stillbirth, physicians and others required to make such reports shall state on the certificate whether a blood test for syphilis has been made upon a specimen of blood taken from the woman who bore the chil…

Penalty. Any licensed physician and surgeon, or other person, engaged in attendance upon a pregnant woman during the period of gestation and/or at delivery, or any representative of a laboratory who violates the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon co…

Enforcement. The district attorneys for the several counties in the state shall prosecute for violation of this act as for other crimes and misdemeanors.

Delivery of unclaimed bodies for anatomical study. Any member of the following boards or officers to-wit: The board of health of any city, town or county in the state; the mayor or common council of any city, and the officers or board having direction or control of any almshouse,…

Exceptions as to certain bodies. (a) No such body shall in any case be surrendered if: (i) The deceased in his or her last illness requested to be not dissected; or (ii) If within forty-eight (48) hours after his or her death, any person of kindred or a friend of the deceased sha…

Restriction upon use of bodies; bond required of applicant; prohibited acts. It shall not be lawful for any person so receiving dead bodies to use the same, except for the prosecution of anatomical science or the training of search and rescue animals, or elsewhere than in this st…

Penalty for refusing to deliver body. Any officer refusing to deliver the remains or dead body of the deceased person, when demanded in accordance with the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations set forth by the state department of health, shall pay a penalty of not…

Burial or cremation after use. It shall be the duty of all parties, who may secure dead bodies under provisions of this act, to bury the same decently in some public cemetery within a reasonable time after dissection or use, or cremate the same or make such other disposition as m…

Rules and regulations. The state department of health shall, within thirty (30) days after passage of this act, promulgate rules and regulations as called for by W.S. 35-4-601.

Who may have bodies in possession. Any regularly licensed physician or dentist of the state, any medical student who is a regular matriculate of a recognized medical college, under authority of such physician, any person certified by a state or local law enforcement agency to tra…

Screening required for detection of genetic and metabolic diseases and hearing defects in newborn children; conduct of screening; exceptions; fees. (a) Every child born in the state of Wyoming shall be given medical examinations for detection of remedial inborn errors of metaboli…

Rules and regulations. (a) The state department of health shall make all rules and regulations necessary for: (i) Dissemination of the provisions of W.S. 35-4-801 to all hospitals and physicians within the state; and (ii) Implementation of W.S. 35-4-801, as amended.

Short title. This article may be cited as the "Emergency Administration of Medical Treatment Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Opiate antagonist" means any device or medication approved by the United States food and drug administration for the treatment of an opiate related drug overdose; (ii) "Opiate related drug overdose" means a condition, including extre…

Prescription of epinephrine or opiate antagonist. (a) A practitioner or a pharmacist acting in good faith and exercising reasonable care may, without a prescriber-patient relationship, prescribe epinephrine or an opiate antagonist to: (i) A person at risk of experiencing anaphyla…

Standing order for epinephrine or opiate antagonist; anaphylaxis and drug overdose treatment policy; rules. (a) A practitioner acting in good faith and exercising reasonable care may prescribe by a standing order epinephrine or an opiate antagonist to an entity that, in the cours…

Voluntary participation. This article does not establish a duty or standard of care for a person to prescribe or administer epinephrine or an opiate antagonist.

Administration of epinephrine or opiate antagonist; immunity from liability; exemption from unprofessional conduct; relation to other law. (a) A person acting in good faith may administer epinephrine or an opiate antagonist to another person who appears to be experiencing anaphyl…

Gender transitioning and reassignment procedures for children prohibited. (a) As used in this section: (i) "Child" means a person who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age; (ii) "Health care provider" means a person other than a physician who is licensed, certified or otherw…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stem Cell Freedom Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Current good manufacturing practices" means the quality, safety and manufacturing practice standards employed under this act that are consistent with applicable federal law; (ii) "Institutional review board" means a group duly consti…

Access to stem cell therapy; conditions; insurance coverage. (a) Notwithstanding W.S. 35-7-118 and any other law to the contrary, a patient may receive, and a physician may perform, stem cell therapy that has not been approved by the United States food and drug administration if:…

Action against physician license prohibited. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Wyoming state board of medicine shall not revoke, fail to renew, suspend or take any other action against a physician's license based solely on the physician's recommendations to a patien…

Access to stem cell therapy. An official, employee or agent of this state or any political subdivision of this state shall not prohibit or attempt to prohibit a patient's access to stem cell therapy. Counseling, advice or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care…

No cause of action created. This act shall not create a private cause of action against any person involved in the care of any patient using stem cell therapy or the manufacturing of stem cells if the person is complying with the requirements of this act and medical standards of …

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Wyoming Pregnancy Center Autonomy and Rights of Expression (CARE) Act."

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing any instrument, medicine, drug or any other substance, device or means with the intent to terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman and for the purpose of ensuring the death…

Interference with pregnancy centers prohibited. (a) The state and any of its political subdivisions, counties, cities, towns, special districts and agencies shall not, through the adoption or enactment of any law, ordinance, resolution, policy or similar measure: (i) Require a pr…

Legal remedies. (a) A pregnancy center or any person aggrieved by a violation of this act may commence a civil action for injunctive, equitable or declaratory relief permitted by law. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit any other remedies that may be available …

Short title. This act may be cited as the "Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act".

Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Agent" means an individual: (A) Authorized to make health-care decisions on the principal's behalf by a power of attorney for health care; or (B) Expressly authorized to make an anatomical gift on the principal's behalf by any other reco…

Applicability. This act applies to an anatomical gift or amendment to, revocation of, or refusal to make an anatomical gift, whenever made. All anatomical gifts deemed to be effective under W.S. 35-5-101 through 35-5-119, prior to its repeal by this enactment, shall continue to b…

Who may make anatomical gift before donor's death. (a) Subject to W.S. 35-5-208, an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part may be made during the life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research or education in the manner provided in W.S. 35-5-205 by: (i…

Manner of making anatomical gift before donor's death. (a) A donor may make an anatomical gift: (i) By authorizing a statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted on the donor's driver's license or identification card; (ii) In a will; (…

Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death. (a) Subject to W.S. 35-5-208, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under W.S. 35-5-204 may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by: (i) A record signed by: (A) The donor; (B) The other person; or (C…