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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 25 - Public Programs › Article 2 - Wyoming Cancer Control Act › Section 35-25-206 - Pain Management.

35-25-206. 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 appointed by the board of medicine;
(iii) One (1) member appointed by the board of nursing;
(iv) One (1) member appointed by the board of pharmacy; and
(v) One (1) member of the public who has experience in pain management appointed by the director.
(b) The members of the pain management advisory committee shall serve at the pleasure of the director of the department and shall meet at least two (2) times each year. The travel expenses of the members of the pain management committee as described in subsection (a) of this section shall be paid by their respective departments or boards. The department shall pay the per diem and travel expenses of the member of the public appointed pursuant to paragraph (v) of subsection (a) of this section and shall provide administrative support for the operation of the committee.
(c) The committee shall perform the following functions:
(i) Research issues associated with acute and chronic pain management including those issues assigned to the committee by the director of the department;
(ii) Offer recommendations to the director of the department, other state agencies and licensing boards of health care professionals regarding policies and programs that would manage acute and chronic pain more effectively or efficiently; and
(iii) Make recommendations regarding legislation to the director of the department.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 25 - Public Programs › Article 3 - Diabetes Care Planning › Section 35-25-301 - Diabetes Care Planning; Reports to the Legislature.

35-25-301. 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 benchmarks. The department shall submit the plan to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee by October 1, 2014.
(b) The department of health shall track for statistical and trending analysis the following:
(i) The prevalence of all types of diabetes in the state and the financial impact that diabetes is having on the state. Items included in this assessment shall include the number of individuals with diabetes, the number of individuals with diabetes and family members impacted by prevention and diabetes control programs implemented by the department, the financial toll or impact diabetes and its complications place on the Medicaid program and the financial toll or impact diabetes and its complications place on the Medicaid program in comparison to other chronic diseases and conditions;
(ii) An assessment of the benefits of implemented programs and activities aimed at controlling diabetes and preventing the disease;
(iii) A description of the level of coordination existing between the department, other agencies and Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes on activities, programmatic activities and messaging on managing, treating or preventing all forms of diabetes and its complications;
(iv) Detailed action plans for battling diabetes with a range of actionable items for consideration by the legislature. The plans shall identify proposed action steps to reduce the impact of diabetes, prediabetes and related diabetes complications. The plan shall also identify expected outcomes of the action steps proposed in the following biennium while also establishing benchmarks for controlling and preventing relevant forms of diabetes; and
(v) The impact of gestational diabetes on the Medicaid population, including an analysis of cost implications, the number of pregnant women screened and diagnosed and patient outcome measures and recommended strategies to reduce the impact of the condition and to improve outcomes for this population;
(vi) The development of a detailed budget blueprint identifying needs, costs and resources required to implement the plan developed pursuant to this section. The blueprint shall include a budget range for all options presented in the plan for consideration by the legislature.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 25 - Public Programs › Article 4 - Community Education Program › Section 35-25-401 - Female Genital Mutilation Education Program.

35-25-401. 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 regarding female genital mutilation. The program shall include:
(i) Education, prevention and outreach materials regarding the health risks and emotional trauma inflicted by the practice of female genital mutilation;
(ii) Ways to develop and disseminate information regarding recognizing the risk factors associated with female genital mutilation;
(iii) Training materials for law enforcement, teachers and others who are mandated reporters under W.S. 14-3-205(a), encompassing:
(A) Risk factors associated with female genital mutilation;
(B) Signs that an individual may be a victim of female genital mutilation;
(C) Best practices for responses to victims of female genital mutilation; and
(D) The criminal penalties associated with the facilitation or commission of female genital mutilation.
(b) Law enforcement, teachers and others who are mandated reporters under W.S. 14-3-205(a) shall incorporate the training under this section into their professional development programs and shall provide the training to employees and volunteers. To assist state and local entities in disseminating the education program under this section, 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 provide necessary training programs and technical assistance as requested.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 25 - Public Programs › Article 5 - 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline › Section 35-25-501 - Definitions.

35-25-501. 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 successor, maintained by the assistant secretary for mental health and substance abuse under 42 U.S.C. 290bb-36c;
(ii) "Administrator" means the administrator of the 988 system;
(iii) "Contact" means a communication with the 988 system including a call, text or chat;
(iv) "Crisis center" or "crisis hotline center" means a center designated by the state to respond to statewide or regional 988 contacts;
(v) "Crisis facility" means a behavioral health center as defined by W.S. 35-1-613(a)(xvi), other provider under W.S. 35-1-611 through 35-1-627 or an equivalently staffed and equipped student health service;
(vi) "Department" means the department of health;
(vii) "Mobile crisis team" means a team providing services outside of a hospital or facility setting:
(A) That includes not less than one (1) behavioral health care professional who is capable of conducting an assessment of a person having a behavioral health crisis, in accordance with the professional s permitted scope of practice under state law, and other professionals or paraprofessionals with appropriate expertise in behavioral health or mental health crisis response, including nurses, social workers, peer support specialists and others;
(B) Whose members are trained in trauma-informed care, de-escalation strategies and harm reduction;
(C) That is able to respond in a timely manner and, where appropriate, provide screening, assessment, health services, stabilization, de-escalation and referrals to health, social and other services and supports as needed;
(D) That maintains relationships with relevant community partners, including medical and behavioral health providers, primary care providers, community health centers and crisis centers; and
(E) That maintains the privacy and confidentiality of patient information consistent with federal and state requirements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 25 - Public Programs › Article 5 - 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline › Section 35-25-503 - Mobile Crisis Teams.

35-25-503. 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 practical, be staffed by personnel that reflect the demographics of the community to be served;
(iii) Collect any data required by the substance abuse and mental health services administration and consistent with any requirements of the department.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 25 - Public Programs › Article 5 - 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline › Section 35-25-504 - Payment for Crisis Services.

35-25-504. 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 entity including municipal or county programs or funding.
(b) The department may explore options for appropriate coding of and payment for crisis services through the Medicaid program.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 25 - Public Programs › Article 5 - 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline › Section 35-25-505 - Advisory Body.

35-25-505. 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 include representatives of a designated crisis center, 911 call center, law enforcement, hospital emergency department, individuals or family members of individuals with lived experience with suicide prevention or behavioral health crisis service usage and behavioral health crisis service providers and may include members of the judicial branch appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 25 - Public Programs › Article 5 - 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline › Section 35-25-507 - Immunity for Telecommunications Providers.

35-25-507. 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 constitutes willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence.
(b) As used in this section, "telecommunications provider" means any person that provides commercial landline telephone service, mobile telephone service or internet protocol enabled voice service and includes any agent or employee of the service provider.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 25 - Public Programs › Article 5 - 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline › Section 35-25-508 - Confidentiality of Information.

35-25-508. 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 26 - Automated External Defibrillators › Section 35-26-101 - Automated External Defibrillators; Definitions.

35-26-101. 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, section 360(k) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration;
(B) Is capable of recognizing the presence or absence of ventricular fibrillation or rapid ventricular tachycardia, and is capable of determining, without intervention by an operator, whether defibrillation should be performed; and
(C) Upon determining that defibrillation should be performed, automatically charges and delivers, or requests delivery of, an electrical impulse to an individual's heart.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 26 - Automated External Defibrillators › Section 35-26-102 - Possession of Automated External Defibrillator.

35-26-102. 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 Cross or by another nationally recognized, or Wyoming department of health recognized, course in CPR and AED use and maintains currency through refresher training every two (2) years; and
(ii) Ensure that the AED is maintained and tested according to the manufacturer's guidelines.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 89, 2.
(b) Any person or entity in possession of an AED shall notify an agent of the emergency communications center and the local ambulance service of the existence, location and type of AED.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 26 - Automated External Defibrillators › Section 35-26-103 - Limited Liability for Use of Automated External Defibrillator.

35-26-103. 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 who provides training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the use of an AED shall be immune from civil liability for any harm resulting from the use or attempted use of such device, unless the harm involved was caused by willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct or a conscious, flagrant indifference to the safety of the victim who was harmed.
(b) Any person responsible for the site where the AED is located shall be immune from civil liability for any personal injury that results from any act or omission of acts that do not amount to willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence if that person complies with the requirements of W.S. 35-26-102.
(c) Any clinical use of the AED shall be reported to the licensed physician.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 27 - Public Health Nurses Infant Home Visitation Services › Section 35-27-101 - Definitions.

35-27-101. 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 subprogram created by this act;
(iv) "This act" means W.S. 35-27-101 through 35-27-104.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 27 - Public Health Nurses Infant Home Visitation Services › Section 35-27-103 - Program Evaluation and Statistical Information.

35-27-103. 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 eligible births, the number receiving appropriate contacts, the number of women needing follow-up services and the number who did not receive follow-up services broken down by cause as follows:
(i) The number who refused service;
(ii) The number who did not receive follow-up services due to lack of resources;
(iii) The number who did not receive services for other reasons, which reasons may be specified to the extent useful.
(b) If the report required under subsection (a) of this section shows that appropriate contacts were not made for ninety-five percent (95%) of the eligible births, or less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the women needing follow-up services received them, the department shall provide a written explanation of the reasons why the goals and objectives of the program under this section were not met.
(c) The department shall collect statistics to the extent practical to permit evaluation of the success of the program in achieving the reduction:
(i) In abuse of the infants;
(ii) Of subsequent out of wedlock pregnancies by the visited mothers;
(iii) In problems resulting from substance abuse;
(iv) In number of arrests among mothers under the program;
(v) In the use of tobacco products by mothers under the program;
(vi) In violent and anti-social behavior by infants under the program once they reach adolescence and young adulthood, as measured by arrests and convictions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 27 - Public Health Nurses Infant Home Visitation Services › Section 35-27-104 - Program Funding.

35-27-104. 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. 35-27-101 through 35-27-104 shall not be effective one hundred eighty (180) days after the adjournment of the legislative session next following the submission of the report, unless the legislature appropriates the additional funds required.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 28 - Public Pool and Spa Health and Safety › Section 35-28-101 - Definitions.

35-28-101. 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 Wyoming department of agriculture or his duly authorized representative;
(iv) "Imminent health hazard" means a significant threat or danger to health when there is evidence sufficient to show that a product, practice, circumstance or event creates a situation that requires immediate correction or cessation of operation to prevent injury based on:
(A) The number of potential injuries; and
(B) The nature, severity and duration of the anticipated injury.
(v) "Local health department" means a health department established by a county, municipality or district pursuant to W.S. 35-1-301 et seq.;
(vi) "Person" means municipalities, recreation boards of trustees, counties, state agencies, individuals, corporations, partnerships, enterprises or associations;
(vii) "Pool" means an artificial structure containing water used for swimming, bathing, diving, surfing, wading or a similar use and operated by an owner, lessee, operator, licensee or concessionaire regardless of whether a fee is charged for use;
(viii) "Public pool" means a pool that is open to the public or a segment of the public;
(ix) "Regulatory authority" means the authority which issued the license or adopted the rule or regulation being enforced including the department of agriculture or local health department;
(x) "Spa" means a bathing facility including, but not limited to, a hot tub or whirlpool designed for recreational or therapeutic use and not designed to be drained, cleaned and refilled for each use. Spas are designed to provide a means of agitation, which may include, but is not limited to, hydro jet circulation, hot water, cold water, mineral baths, air induction systems or any combination thereof;
(xi) "Swimming pool" means a body of water, other than a natural swimming area, maintained exclusively for swimming, recreative bathing or wading, and includes appurtenances used in connection with the swimming pool;
(xii) "Waterborne disease outbreak" means the occurrence of two (2) or more cases of a similar illness resulting from the ingestion of water from a common water source;
(xiii) "Waterborne illnesses" means illnesses caused by microorganisms, including, but not limited to, cryptosporidium, giardia, pseudomonas, E. coli 0157:H7 and shigella and spread by accidentally swallowing water that has been contaminated with fecal matter;
(xiv) "This act" means W.S. 35-28-101 through 35-28-110.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 28 - Public Pool and Spa Health and Safety › Section 35-28-104 - Cease Operations Order; Injunctive Proceedings.

35-28-104. 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 immediately cease the practice believed to be a violation of this act and shall provide the person an opportunity for hearing pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act within ten (10) days after issuing the order.
(b) In addition to any other remedies, the director may apply to the district court for injunctive relief from any person who violates this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 28 - Public Pool and Spa Health and Safety › Section 35-28-105 - Penalties.

35-28-105. 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), or both.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 28 - Public Pool and Spa Health and Safety › Section 35-28-107 - Inspections, Examinations.

35-28-107. 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 reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner any public pool or spa and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished materials and obtain samples necessary for the enforcement of this act. The frequency of inspections shall be based on the relative risk to public health and safety, with no such facility receiving less than one (1) inspection per year.
(b) Upon completion of any inspection under this section but before leaving the premises, the director shall give to the owner, operator or agent in charge a report in writing setting forth any conditions or practices observed by him which in his judgment indicate that any public pool or spa:
(i) Is not being maintained in whole or in part in a clean and sanitary condition, in good repair and free of safety hazards;
(ii) Through testing, contains water which does not comply with the requirements set forth in the regulations;
(iii) Is failing to meet generally accepted health practices for pool and spa operation in compliance with the laws and rules pertaining to public pools and spas;
(iv) Is failing to keep and maintain records pertaining to the operation and maintenance of the public pool or spa as required by the regulations.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 28 - Public Pool and Spa Health and Safety › Section 35-28-108 - License Required; Electronic Transmittals.

35-28-108. 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 laws and rules pertaining to public swimming pools, spas and similar installations. The license is not transferable, shall be renewed on an annual basis and shall be prominently displayed in the facility. No public pool or spa shall operate without a valid license.
(b) Written application for a new license shall be made on a form approved by the department of agriculture and provided by the department of agriculture or the local health department and shall be signed by the applicant. An initial license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall accompany each application. All licenses shall expire June 30 of each year unless suspended, revoked or renewed. Licenses shall be renewed each year upon application to the department accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). Any public pool or spa which has a license on the effective date of this section shall pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the following year and shall not be liable to pay the initial license fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(c) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in a special account within the department of agriculture's consumer health services food and license account and distributed monthly as follows:
(i) In any county, city or district without a local health department established pursuant to W.S. 35-1-301 et seq., the department of agriculture shall receive ninety percent (90%) of the fee collected and the department of health shall receive ten percent (10%). The revenues received by the department of agriculture under this paragraph shall be used to defray the cost associated with the public health and safety program related to public pools and spas;
(ii) In any county, city or district with a local health department established pursuant to W.S. 35-1-301 et seq., the local health department shall receive eighty-five percent (85%) of the amount of the fee collected, the department of agriculture shall receive ten percent (10%) and the department of health shall receive five percent (5%). The revenues received by the department of agriculture under this paragraph shall be used to defray the cost associated with the public health and safety program related to public pools and spas.
(d) Before approving an application, the department of agriculture or the local health department shall determine that the facility is in compliance with this act and any regulations adopted pursuant to this act.
(e) The director may allow the licensing, testing, inspection and reporting requirements of this chapter to be conducted electronically as provided by the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act, W.S. 40-21-101 through 40-21-119 and any applicable federal electronic requirements.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 28 - Public Pool and Spa Health and Safety › Section 35-28-109 - Summary Suspension of a License.

35-28-109. 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 imminent health hazard exists including, but not limited to, fire, flood, extended interruption of electrical or water service, sewage backup or waterborne illness or disease.
(b) The regulatory authority may summarily suspend a license by providing written notice of the summary suspension to the license holder or the person in charge without prior warning, notice of a hearing or a hearing.
(c) The regulatory authority shall conduct an inspection of the facility for which the license was summarily suspended within forty-eight (48) hours after receiving notice from the license holder stating that the conditions cited in the summary suspension order no longer exist.
(d) A summary suspension shall remain in effect until the conditions cited in the notice of suspension no longer exist and their elimination has been confirmed by the regulatory authority through reinspection and other means as appropriate. A suspended license shall be reinstated immediately if the regulatory authority determines that the imminent health hazard no longer exists. A notice of reinstatement shall be provided to the license holder or person in charge of the facility.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 28 - Public Pool and Spa Health and Safety › Section 35-28-110 - License Revocation.

35-28-110. 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 local department of health stating:
(i) The condition for the summary suspension has not been corrected;
(ii) There is a history of noncompliance with this act or the regulations adopted under this act; or
(iii) There was a refusal to grant access to the regulatory authority.
(b) If requested, the regulatory authority shall provide notice and hold a hearing on any revocation proceeding in accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 et seq.
(c) If, upon completion of the hearing and consideration of the record, the department of agriculture or local department of health finds that the conditions present at the facility pose an imminent health hazard, there is a history of noncompliance with this act or the regulations adopted under this act or there was a refusal to grant access to the regulatory authority, the regulatory authority shall issue an order of license revocation which shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law, and findings of actions necessary to cure the causes leading to the revocation.
(d) The decision of the regulatory authority may be appealed to the district court pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 et seq.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Caregiver Act › Section 35-30-101 - Definitions.

35-30-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Aftercare" means any assistance provided by a designated caregiver to a patient pursuant to this act after the patient's discharge from a hospital. Assistance under this act may include the performance of tasks necessary for the treatment of the patient's condition at the time of discharge and which do not require a licensed professional;
(ii) "Caregiver" means any person eighteen (18) years of age or older, including next of kin, duly designated as a caregiver pursuant to the provisions of this act who provides aftercare to a patient in the patient's residence;
(iii) "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence following any inpatient stay;
(iv) "Hospital" means as defined by W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xiii);
(v) "Representative of the patient" means any person who:
(A) Is a legal guardian;
(B) Holds a medical or legal power of attorney; or
(C) Is a representative named in an advance care directive in Wyoming or other similar law in another state.
(vi) "Residence" means a dwelling considered by a patient to be his home, but does not include:
(A) A hospital;
(B) A nursing care facility as defined by W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xvi); or
(C) An assisted living facility as defined by W.S. 35-2-901(a)(xxii).
(vii) "This act" means W.S. 35-30-101 through 35-30-106.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Caregiver Act › Section 35-30-102 - Designation of Caregivers by Hospital Patients.

35-30-102. Designation of caregivers by hospital patients.
(a) Hospitals shall provide each patient or the representative of the patient with an opportunity to designate one (1) caregiver following the inpatient admission at the hospital and prior to the patient's discharge to the patient's residence or to another place:
(i) In the event the patient is unconscious or otherwise incapacitated upon admission to the hospital, the hospital shall provide the representative of the patient with an opportunity to designate a caregiver to care for the patient so long as the designation or lack of a designation does not interfere with, delay or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient;
(ii) In the event the patient or the representative of the patient declines to designate a caregiver under this act, the hospital shall document that determination in the patient's medical record and the hospital shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this act;
(iii) In the event that the patient or the representative of the patient designates an individual as a caregiver under this act, the hospital shall promptly request the written consent of the patient or the representative of the patient to release personal health information pertinent to the patient's designated caregiver pursuant to the hospital's established procedures for releasing personal health information and in compliance with applicable state and federal law;
(iv) If the patient or the representative of the patient declines to consent to the release of personal health information to the patient's designated caregiver, the hospital is not required to provide notice to the caregiver as provided in W.S. 35-30-103 and shall not release personal health information;
(v) The hospital shall record the patient's designation of a caregiver, the relationship of the caregiver to the patient and the name, telephone number and physical address of the patient's designated caregiver, if available, in the patient's medical record.
(b) A patient or representative of the patient may elect to change the designated caregiver.
(c) Designation of a caregiver by a patient or a representative of the patient pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not obligate any individual to perform any aftercare tasks for the patient.
(d) This section shall not be deemed to require a patient or a representative of the patient to designate any individual as a caregiver under this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Caregiver Act › Section 35-30-103 - Notification by Hospital to Caregiver.

35-30-103. Notification by hospital to caregiver.
If a patient has designated a caregiver, a hospital shall notify the caregiver of the patient's discharge to the patient's residence or to another place, including another hospital or medical facility, as soon as practicable. In the event the hospital is unable to contact the designated caregiver, the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient or the discharge of the patient.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Caregiver Act › Section 35-30-104 - Consultation With Caregiver by Hospital; Discharge Plan.

35-30-104. Consultation with caregiver by hospital; discharge plan.
(a) As soon as practicable after designation of a caregiver, the hospital shall attempt to consult with the designated caregiver to prepare for the patient's aftercare and shall issue a discharge plan describing a patient's aftercare needs.
(b) Before discharge, the hospital shall provide individualized explanations and in-person instruction about tasks the caregiver will need to carry out at home after discharge.
(c) In the event the hospital is unable to contact the designated caregiver, the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay or otherwise affect the discharge of the patient.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Caregiver Act › Section 35-30-105 - Construction of Act.

35-30-105. Construction of act.
(a) Nothing in this act shall interfere with the rights of a person legally authorized to make health care decisions for a patient.
(b) Nothing in this act shall create a private right of action against a hospital, hospital employee or a duly authorized agent of a hospital, or otherwise supersede or replace rights or remedies available under any other law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 30 - Wyoming Caregiver Act › Section 35-30-106 - Impact on State or Federal Program Funding.

35-30-106. Impact on state or federal program funding.
No monies of the state or federal government shall be used for the payment of any caregiver pursuant to this act. No state or federal program funding shall be impacted by this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 31 - Volunteer Health Services Program › Section 35-31-101 - Definitions.

35-31-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Contract" means an agreement executed in compliance with this act between:
(A) A medical facility and the department that authorizes the medical facility to deliver volunteer health care services to low income persons in consideration for being deemed a medical facility of the state under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act when performing duties under the contract; or
(B) A health care provider and the department that authorizes the health care provider to deliver volunteer health care services to low income persons in consideration for being deemed a public employee of the state under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act when performing duties under the contract.
(ii) "Department" means the department of health;
(iii) "Health care provider" means any person licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent impairments of the normal state of the mind and body, including but not limited to physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, optometrists, dentists, psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers;
(iv) "Low income person" means a person with an income not greater than two hundred percent (200%) of the current poverty line as specified by the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) and:
(A) The person is not a covered individual under a health insurance or health care policy, contract or plan; or
(B) The person is a covered individual under a health insurance or health care policy, contract or plan, but was denied coverage by the policy, contract or plan.
(v) "Medical facility" means:
(A) A hospital, clinic, office, nursing home, or other facility where a health care provider provides health care to patients; and
(B) Provided that neither the medical facility nor individual health care provider receives compensation from or on behalf of the patient, "medical facility" includes all individuals, regardless of whether the individual receives wages, salary or other fees or compensation from the medical facility, who:
(I) Are employed by or under contract with the medical facility to provide health care to patients; or
(II) Have been granted privileges by the medical facility to provide health care to patients.
(vi) "Patient" includes clients of health care providers or medical facilities as defined by paragraph (iii) or (v) of this subsection;
(vii) "Volunteer health care" means services intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent impairments of the normal state of the mind and body when the provider of those services does not charge or receive compensation for the services from, or on behalf of, the patient;
(viii) "This act" means W.S. 35-31-101 through 35-31-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 31 - Volunteer Health Services Program › Section 35-31-103 - Disclosure; Continuing Education Credit; Rulemaking.

35-31-103. Disclosure; continuing education credit; rulemaking.
(a) Before a low income person receives volunteer health care services pursuant to this act, he or his legal representative shall sign a disclosure statement that informs the low income person of the following:
(i) The health care provider shall be considered a public employee of the state under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act while providing volunteer health care under this act and that the provider's liability will be limited by the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act;
(ii) The medical facility shall be considered a facility of the state and any individual included in the definition of medical facility in W.S. 35-31-101(a)(v) shall be considered a public employee of the state under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act while providing volunteer health care under this act and that the facility's liability, including the liability of any individual included in the definition of medical facility, will be limited by the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act;
(iii) Commencement of an action against the state of Wyoming pursuant to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act shall be the exclusive remedy for any injury or damage suffered as the result of any negligence of the health care provider or the medical facility, as defined in W.S. 35-31-101(a)(v), while acting within the scope of a contract that exists between the department and the health care provider or medical facility. Neither patient nor any person claiming by or through the patient shall have any claim whatsoever against the health care provider or medical facility on account of health care provided to such patient within the scope of the contract;
(iv) The low income person may elect to decline treatment under the provisions of this act.
(b) Licensing boards may grant continuing education credit to health care providers for the performance of volunteer health care services to low income persons pursuant to this act.
(c) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 32 - Genetic Data Privacy › Section 35-32-101 - Definitions.

35-32-101. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter unless otherwise defined:
(i) "Authorized representative" means a person authorized by state or federal law to make health care decisions for an individual;
(ii) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid;
(iii) "Genetic testing" means any laboratory test of an individual's complete DNA, regions of DNA, chromosomes or genes to determine the presence of genetic characteristics of an individual;
(iv) "Genetic characteristic" means a gene or chromosome, or alteration thereof, that is scientifically or medically believed to predispose an individual to a disease, disorder, trait or syndrome, or to identify an individual or a blood relative;
(v) "Genetic data" means any data, regardless of its format, that concerns an individual's genetic characteristics. Genetic data includes:
(A) Raw sequence data that result from sequencing of an individual s complete extracted or a portion of the extracted DNA;
(B) Genotypic and phenotypic information that results from analyzing the raw sequence data, including any familial inferences therefrom; and
(C) Self reported health information that an individual submits to a company regarding the individual's health conditions and that is used for scientific research or product development and analyzed in connection with the individual's raw sequence data.
(vi) "Informed consent" means the signing of a consent form or forms in writing or by electronic signature as defined in W.S. 40-21-102(a)(viii) by an individual or an individual's authorized representative which includes a description of:
(A) Any genetic testing to be performed and how the genetic testing or resulting genetic data will be used;
(B) How any genetic data will be retained or disclosed;
(C) An individual's rights under W.S. 35-32-103.
(vii) "Biological sample" means any material part of a human, discharge therefrom or derivative thereof known to contain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), such as tissue, blood, urine or saliva;
(viii) "Consumer" means a natural person who is a resident of the state of Wyoming;
(ix) "Deidentified data" means data that cannot be used to infer information about or otherwise be linked to an identifiable individual, and that is subject to:
(A) Administrative and technical measures to ensure that the data cannot be associated with a particular individual;
(B) Public commitment by the company to maintain and use data in deidentified form and not attempt to reidentify data; and
(C) Legally enforceable contractual obligations that prohibit any recipient of the data from attempting to reidentify the data.
(x) "Direct to consumer genetic testing company" or "company" means any person that offers consumer genetic testing products or services directly to consumers or who collects, uses or analyzes genetic data provided by a consumer;
(xi) "Express consent" means a consumer's affirmative response to a clear, meaningful and prominent notice regarding the collection, use or disclosure of the consumer's genetic data for a specific purpose.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 32 - Genetic Data Privacy › Section 35-32-103 - Genetic Data; Inspection; Retention.

35-32-103. Genetic data; inspection; retention.
(a) An individual or the individual's authorized representative may inspect, correct and obtain genetic data about the individual.
(b) A person conducting genetic testing shall destroy an individual's genetic data upon request by the individual or the individual's authorized representative unless:
(i) The data was obtained pursuant to W.S. 35-32-102(b); or
(ii) Retention of the data is necessary for a purpose disclosed to the individual or representative in the informed consent.
(c) Genetic data about an individual obtained pursuant to W.S. 35-32-102(b) shall be used solely for the purposes obtained and shall be destroyed or returned to the individual or the individual's authorized representative upon completion of the purposes for which the data was obtained or in accordance with law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 35 - Public Health and Safety › Chapter 32 - Genetic Data Privacy › Section 35-32-104 - Criminal Penalty; Private Right of Action.

35-32-104. Criminal penalty; private right of action.
(a) Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for each violation.
(b) An individual whose rights have been violated under the provisions of this chapter may bring a civil action to enjoin or restrain any violation of this chapter and may in the same action seek damages from the person violating this chapter. Prior to filing an action under this subsection the individual shall give notice in writing to the alleged violator stating fully the nature of the alleged violation. The alleged violator shall have not more than sixty (60) days from the date notice is provided to cure any violation. If, after sixty (60) days the violation has not been cured, the individual may bring a civil action. A prevailing party in an action brought under this subsection may recover all costs and expenses reasonably associated with the action, including but not limited to reasonable attorney fees.
(c) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state or as parens patriae on behalf of consumers to enforce this chapter. In any action brought by the attorney general to enforce this chapter, a person found to have violated this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for each violation, the recovery of actual damages incurred by consumers on whose behalf the action was brought and costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the office of the attorney general.