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WY Stat § 35-22-401 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-401 - Short Title.

35-22-401. Short title.| This act may be cited as the "Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act."
WY Stat § 35-22-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-404 - Revocation of Advance Health Care Directive.

35-22-404. Revocation of advance health care directive.| (a) An individual with capacity may revoke the designation of an agent only by a signed writing.  (b) An individual with capacity may revoke all or part of an advance health care directive, other than the designation of an agent, at any time and in any manner that communicates an intention to revoke. Any oral revocation shall, as soon as possible after the revocation, be documented in a writing signed and dated by the individual or a witness to the revocation.  (c) A health care provider, agent, guardian or surrogate who is informed of a revocation shall promptly communicate the fact of the revocation to the primary health care provider and to any health care institution at which the patient is receiving care.  (d) A decree of annulment, divorce, dissolution of marriage or legal separation revokes a previous designation of a spouse as agent unless otherwise specified in the decree or in a power of attorney for health care.  (e) An advance health care directive that conflicts with an earlier advance health care directive revokes the earlier directive to the extent of the conflict.
WY Stat § 35-22-407 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-407 - Decisions by Guardian.

35-22-407. Decisions by guardian.| (a) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 61, § 2.  (b) Absent a court order to the contrary, a health care decision of an agent takes precedence over that of a guardian.  (c) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 61, § 2.  (d) Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 61, § 2.  (e) A guardian's authority to make health care decisions for the ward shall be as provided in W.S. 3-2-201(a)(iii), subject to the restrictions in W.S. 3-2-202 and 35-22-407(b).
WY Stat § 35-22-409 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-409 - Health Care Information.

35-22-409. Health care information.| Unless otherwise specified in an advance health care directive, a person then authorized to make health care decisions for a patient has the same rights as the patient to request, receive, examine, copy and consent to the disclosure of medical or any other health care information.
WY Stat § 35-22-410 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-410 - Immunities.

35-22-410. Immunities.| (a) A health care provider or institution acting in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted health care standards applicable to the health care provider or institution is not subject to civil or criminal liability or to discipline for:  (i) Complying with a health care decision of a person apparently having authority to make a health care decision for a patient, including a decision to withhold or withdraw health care;  (ii) Declining to comply with a health care decision of a person based on a belief that the person then lacked authority;  (iii) Complying with an advance health care directive and assuming that the directive was valid when made and has not been revoked or terminated;  (iv) Providing life-sustaining treatment in an emergency situation when the existence of a health care directive is unknown; or  (v) Declining to comply with a health care decision or advance health care directive because the instruction is contrary to the conscience or good faith medical judgment of the health care provider, or the written policies of the institution.  (b) An individual acting in good faith as agent or surrogate under this act is not subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution or to discipline by a licensing board for unprofessional conduct for health care decisions made in good faith.
WY Stat § 35-22-411 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-411 - Statutory Damages.

35-22-411. Statutory damages.| (a) A health care provider or institution that violates this act willfully or with reckless disregard of the patient's instruction or health care decision is subject to liability to the aggrieved individual for damages of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or actual damages resulting from the violation, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney's fees.  (b) A person who intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces or obliterates an individual's advance health care directive or a revocation of an advance health care directive without the individual's consent, or who coerces or fraudulently induces an individual to give, revoke or not to give an advance health care directive, is subject to liability to that individual for damages of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or actual damages resulting from the action, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney's fees.
WY Stat § 35-22-412 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-412 - Capacity.

35-22-412. Capacity.| (a) This act does not affect the right of an individual to make health care decisions while having capacity to do so.  (b) An individual is presumed to have capacity to make a health care decision, to give or revoke an advance health care directive, and to designate or disqualify a surrogate unless the primary physician has certified in writing that the patient lacks such capacity.
WY Stat § 35-22-413 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-413 - Effect of Copy.

35-22-413. Effect of copy.| A copy of a written advance health care directive, revocation of an advance health care directive, or designation or disqualification of a surrogate has the same effect as the original.
WY Stat § 35-22-414 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-414 - Effect of Act.

35-22-414. Effect of act.| (a) This act does not create a presumption concerning the intention of an individual who has not made or who has revoked an advance health care directive.  (b) Death resulting from the withholding or withdrawal of health care in accordance with this act does not for any purpose constitute a suicide or homicide or legally impair or invalidate a policy of insurance or an annuity providing a death benefit, notwithstanding any term of the policy or annuity to the contrary.  (c) This act does not authorize mercy killing, assisted suicide, euthanasia or the provision, withholding or withdrawal of health care, to the extent prohibited by other statutes of this state.  (d) This act does not authorize or require a health care provider or institution to provide health care contrary to generally accepted health care standards applicable to the health care provider or institution.  (e) This act does not affect other statutes of this state governing treatment for mental illness of an individual involuntarily committed to a mental health care institution pursuant to law or a psychiatric advance directive executed in accordance with W.S. 35-22-301 through 35-22-308.  (f) Any cardiopulmonary resuscitation directives developed under W.S. 35-22-201 through 35-22-208 shall remain in effect unless specifically revoked by the advance health care directive.
WY Stat § 35-22-415 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-415 - Judicial Relief.

35-22-415. Judicial relief.| On petition of a patient, the patient's agent, guardian or surrogate, a health care provider or institution involved with the patient's care, or an individual described in W.S. 35-22-406(b) or (c) the district court may enjoin or direct a health care decision or order other equitable relief. A proceeding under this section is governed by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
WY Stat § 35-22-416 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 4 - Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act|Section 35-22-416 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.

35-22-416. Uniformity of application and construction.| This act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject matter of this act among states enacting it.
WY Stat § 35-22-501 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 5 - Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act|Section 35-22-501 - Short Title.

35-22-501. Short title.| This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act."
WY Stat § 35-22-502 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 5 - Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act|Section 35-22-502 - Polst Program.

35-22-502. POLST program.| (a) The provider orders for life sustaining treatment (POLST) program is a process of evaluation and communication between a patient, or the patient's agent, guardian or surrogate, and health care professionals in order to:  (i) Ensure that health care providers understand the desires of the patient, or the patient s agent, guardian or surrogate, regarding medical treatment as the patient nears the end of life;  (ii) Convert the patient's goals and preferences for care into a set of medical orders on a POLST form that is portable across care settings to be complied with by all health professionals; and  (iii) Provide the patient and the patient's agent, guardian or surrogate, if any, with a copy of the completed POLST form.  (b) Unless otherwise provided in this article, terms in this article shall have the same meaning as in the Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act.
WY Stat § 35-22-503 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 5 - Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act|Section 35-22-503 - Polst Form; Who May Execute.

35-22-503. POLST form; who may execute.| (a) Any adult who has the capacity to provide informed consent to, or refusal of, medical treatment may execute a POLST form.  (b) Any adult authorized pursuant to the laws of this state or any other state to make medical treatment decisions on behalf of a person who lacks capacity may execute a POLST form on behalf of that person.  (c) If a patient who lacks capacity has not executed a valid advance directive or a valid POLST form, a surrogate may execute a POLST form on behalf of the patient as provided in W.S. 35-22-406. If a valid advance directive or POLST form executed by the patient forbids changes by a surrogate, a surrogate shall not execute or change a POLST form on behalf of the patient.  (d) An individual acting in good faith as agent, guardian or surrogate under this act shall not be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution for executing a POLST form as provided in this act on behalf of a patient who lacks capacity.  (e) If medical orders on a POLST form relate to a minor and direct that life sustaining treatment be withheld from the minor, the order shall include a certification by two (2) health care providers that, in their clinical judgment, an order to withhold treatment is in the best interest of the minor.
WY Stat § 35-22-504 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 5 - Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act|Section 35-22-504 - Polst Forms; Department of Health Duties.

35-22-504. POLST forms; department of health duties.| (a) The department of health shall promulgate rules implementing this act and prescribing a standardized POLST form, subject to the following:  (i) The rules shall contain protocols for the implementation of a standardized POLST form, which shall be available in electronic format on the department website for downloading by patients and providers;  (ii) The department in formulating rules and forms shall consult with health care professional licensing groups, provider advocacy groups, patient advocacy groups, medical ethicists and other appropriate stakeholders;  (iii) To the extent possible, the standardized POLST form and protocols shall be consistent with use across all health care settings, shall reflect nationally recognized standards for end-of-life care and shall include:  (A) The patient's directive concerning the administration of life sustaining treatment;  (B) The dated signature of the patient or, if applicable, the patient's agent, guardian or surrogate;  (C) The name, address and telephone number of the patient's primary health care provider;  (D) The dated signature of the primary health care provider entering medical orders on the POLST form, who certifies that the signing provider discussed the patient's care goals and preferences with the patient or the patient's agent, guardian or surrogate.  (b) The department in implementing this article shall:  (i) Recommend a uniform method of identifying persons who have executed a POLST form and providing health care providers with contact information of the person's primary health care provider;  (ii) Oversee the education of health care providers regarding the POLST program under the department's licensing authority;  (iii) Develop a process for collecting provider feedback to enable periodic redesign of the POLST form in accordance with current health care practice;  (iv) Adopt a plan to convert the cardiopulmonary resuscitation directive program under W.S. 35-22-203 to a POLST program by January 1, 2016.
WY Stat § 35-22-505 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 5 - Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act|Section 35-22-505 - Duty to Comply With Polst Form; Immunity, Effect on Criminal Charges Against Another Person.

35-22-505. Duty to comply with POLST form; immunity, effect on criminal charges against another person.| (a) Emergency medical service personnel, health care providers and health care facilities, absent actual notice of revocation or termination of a POLST form, shall comply with the orders on a person's POLST form. Any emergency medical service personnel, health care provider or health care facility or any other person who, in good faith and in accordance with generally accepted health care standards applicable to the health care professional or institution, complies with orders on a POLST form shall not be subject to civil liability, criminal prosecution, regulatory sanction or discipline for unprofessional conduct.  (b) Compliance by emergency medical service personnel, health care providers or health care facilities with orders on a POLST form shall not affect the criminal prosecution of any person otherwise charged with the commission of a criminal act.  (c) In the absence of a valid POLST form, other provider orders documented in a medical record or an advance health care directive available to the treating provider, an individual's consent to life sustaining treatment shall be presumed.  (d) A POLST form from another state, absent actual notice of revocation or termination, shall be presumed to be valid and shall be effective in this state.  (e) Emergency medical service personnel, health care providers and health care facilities shall comply with the orders on a POLST form without regard to whether the ordering provider is on the medical staff of the treating health care facility.  (f) If a patient whose goals and preferences for care have been entered on a valid POLST form is transferred from one (1) health care facility to another, the health care facility initiating the transfer shall communicate the existence of the POLST form to the receiving facility prior to the transfer. The POLST form shall accompany the individual to the receiving facility and shall remain in effect. The POLST form shall be reviewed by the treating health care professional and made into a medical order at the receiving facility unless the POLST form is replaced or voided as provided in this article.  (g) To the extent that the orders on a POLST form described in this section conflict with the provisions of an advance directive made under W.S. 35-22-403, the most recent of those documents signed by the patient takes precedence.
WY Stat § 35-22-506 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 5 - Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act|Section 35-22-506 - Polst Form Not a Prerequisite for Services.

35-22-506. POLST form not a prerequisite for services.| Facilities or providers shall not require a person to complete a POLST form as a prerequisite or condition for the provision of services or treatment.
WY Stat § 35-22-507 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 5 - Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act|Section 35-22-507 - Presence or Absence of Polst Form; Effect on Life or Health Insurance.

35-22-507. Presence or absence of POLST form; effect on life or health insurance.| An individual's execution of or refusal or failure to execute a POLST form shall not affect, impair or modify any contract of life or health insurance or annuity to which the individual is a party, shall not be the basis for any delay in issuing or refusing to issue an annuity or policy of life or health insurance and shall not be the basis for any increase or decrease in premium charged to the individual.
WY Stat § 35-22-508 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 5 - Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act|Section 35-22-508 - Revocation of Polst Form.

35-22-508. Revocation of POLST form.| (a) An individual's consent to all or part of a POLST form may be revoked at any time and in any manner that communicates the individual's intent to revoke. Any oral revocation shall, as soon as possible after the revocation, be documented in a writing signed and dated by the individual or a witness to the revocation.  (b) An agent, guardian or surrogate who created a POLST form for a patient may revoke all or part of the POLST form at any time in writing signed by the agent, guardian or surrogate.  (c) A health care professional, agent, guardian or surrogate who is informed of a revocation shall promptly communicate the fact of the revocation to the patient's primary care physician, the current supervising health care professional and any health care facility at which the patient is receiving care.  (d) Upon revocation, the POLST form shall be void.
WY Stat § 35-22-509 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 22 - Living Will|Article 5 - Provider Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment Program Act|Section 35-22-509 - Effect of Act on Euthanasia; Mercy Killing; Construction of Statute.

35-22-509. Effect of act on euthanasia; mercy killing; construction of statute.| Nothing is this article shall be construed as condoning, authorizing or approving euthanasia or mercy killing. In addition, the legislature does not intend that this article be construed as permitting any affirmative or deliberate act to end a person's life, except to permit natural death as provided by this article.
WY Stat § 35-25-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 25 - Public Programs|Article 1 - Child Health Insurance Program|Section 35-25-101 - Uninsured Child Health Insurance Program.

35-25-101. 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 monthly income at or below two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level.
WY Stat § 35-25-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 35 - Public Health and Safety|Chapter 25 - Public Programs|Article 1 - Child Health Insurance Program|Section 35-25-102 - Definitions.

35-25-102. 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 register by the United States department of health and human services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981;  (iv) "Private health insurance" means an individual insurance policy or contract for the purpose of paying for or reimbursing the cost of dental, hospital and medical care;  (v) "State plan" means the state plan required by 42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq. to be submitted by the state to the United States secretary of health and human services to receive federal funding for a child health insurance program;  (vi) "This act" means W.S. 35-25-101 through 35-25-108.