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2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-807 - Assistant District Attorneys; Appointment; Term; Qualifications; Full-Time; Private Practice Prohibited; Exception; Salary; Part-Time; Qualifications and Salary Thereof.

9-1-807. Assistant district attorneys; appointment; term; qualifications; full-time; private practice prohibited; exception; salary; part-time; qualifications and salary thereof.
(a) As is authorized by the approved budget, each district attorney may employ assistant district attorneys to serve at his pleasure as needed to properly discharge the duties of his office in addition to assistant district attorneys assigned to counties. Each assistant district attorney shall be a member in good standing of the Wyoming state bar and shall act under the direction of the district attorney and his deputies.
(b) Each full-time assistant district attorney shall devote full time to the performance of his duties and shall not engage in any private practice except to complete business pending at the time of his appointment if not in conflict with the duties of his office.
(c) Full-time assistant district attorneys shall receive an annual salary as determined by the Wyoming personnel division.
(d) Assistant district attorneys who serve in less than a full-time capacity shall be members in good standing of the Wyoming bar and shall act under the direction of the district attorney and his deputies. Part-time assistant district attorneys shall be compensated for services performed in an amount proportionate to the salary allowed for full-time services.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-808 - Deputy and Assistant District Attorneys; Powers and Duties.

9-1-808. Deputy and assistant district attorneys; powers and duties.
Each deputy and assistant district attorney, under the direction and control of the district attorney, has the same powers and duties as the district attorney by whom he was appointed, except that all acts shall be done in the name of the district attorney.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-809 - Per Diem and Travel Expenses.

9-1-809. Per diem and travel expenses.
Each district attorney, deputy district attorney, assistant district attorney or member of a district attorney's staff while traveling on official business shall receive per diem and travel expenses as provided by law for state employees.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 8 - District Attorneys › Section 9-1-810 - Assistance of County Attorneys in Criminal Matters.

9-1-810. Assistance of county attorneys in criminal matters.
Each district attorney may request the assistance of the county attorneys in his district in the preparation, prosecution and argument of criminal matters arising in any county within his district and each county attorney shall render aid and assistance as requested by the district attorney.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 9 - State Engineer › Section 9-1-901 - Qualifications.

9-1-901. Qualifications.
The state engineer shall have theoretical knowledge and practical and managerial skill and experience which fits him for the position and shall have at least two (2) years of engineering practice and experience in the state and shall be a registered professional engineer.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 9 - State Engineer › Section 9-1-902 - Duties and Powers; Representation of State at Proceedings Relating to Water or Water Use.

9-1-902. Duties and powers; representation of state at proceedings relating to water or water use.
(a) The state engineer shall:
(i) Measure and calculate the discharge of streams, from which water is taken for beneficial purposes, commencing work upon those streams most used for irrigation or other beneficial purposes;
(ii) Collect facts and make surveys to determine the most suitable location for constructing works for utilizing the water of the state and to ascertain the location of the lands best suited for irrigation;
(iii) Examine reservoir sites;
(iv) Include in his reports all the facts ascertained by the surveys and examinations, including, wherever practicable, estimates of the cost of proposed irrigation works and of the improvement of reservoir sites;
(v) Know the waterways of the state, and the needs of the state as to irrigation matters;
(vi) Suggest to the governor the amendment or enactment of laws to benefit the state; and
(vii) Keep in his office complete records of his work, observations and calculations, all of which shall be the property of the state.
(b) The state engineer may appear and represent the state of Wyoming in any proceeding or hearing concerning or relating to water or its use, including congressional hearings and hearings before any department, bureau or agency of the United States or of any state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 9 - State Engineer › Section 9-1-904 - Collection of Fees.

9-1-904. Collection of fees.
(a) The state engineer shall specify by rule and regulation and receive the following nonrefundable fees which shall be collected in advance:
(i) For recording any water right instrument or certificate not otherwise specifically provided for, a reasonable fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) per page;
(ii) For making copies of any document recorded or filed in the state engineer's office, a reasonable fee shall be assessed not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) per page;
(iii) A reasonable fee not to exceed the amount shown shall accompany applications for appropriations for the direct use of the natural unstored flow of water from any surface water source except groundwater as follows:
(A) If water is to be used only for stock or domestic purposes-fifty dollars ($50.00);
(B) Water used for all other purposes-one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(iv) A reasonable fee not to exceed the amount specified shall accompany applications for the storage of water as follows:
(A) For reservoirs twenty (20) acre-feet or less-fifty dollars ($50.00) each;
(B) For reservoirs greater than twenty (20) acre-feet but less than one hundred (100) acre-feet-one hundred dollars ($100.00) each;
(C) For all other reservoirs-two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) each;
(D) Secondary supply applications-one hundred dollars ($100.00) each;
(E) Reservoir supply ditch applications-one hundred dollars ($100.00) each.
(v) A reasonable fee not to exceed the amount specified shall accompany groundwater applications:
(A) Domestic or stock wells, twenty-five gallons per minute (25 g.p.m.) or less,-fifty dollars (50.00);
(B) Monitor wells-no fee required;
(C) Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 146, 4.
(D) All other wells or groundwater developments-one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(vi) A reasonable fee not to exceed the amounts shown shall accompany all safety of dams plan reviews required or submitted in accordance with W.S. 41-3-308 as follows:
(A) For dams more than twenty (20) feet but less than forty (40) feet in height or with a capacity of fifty (50) acre-feet or more but less than one hundred (100) acre-feet-one hundred dollars ($100.00) each;
(B) For dams forty (40) feet in height or more or with a capacity of one hundred (100) acre-feet or more-two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) each.
(vii) Reasonable fees for computer and other technical services related to providing water resources information.
(b) The state engineer shall specify by rule and regulation an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) of the fees collected for each application for a permit under subparagraphs (a)(v)(A) and (D) of this section to be deposited into the account created under W.S. 33-42-116 for wells which require the use of a licensed well driller pursuant to W.S. 33-42-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 9 - State Engineer › Section 9-1-905 - Weather Modification; Legislative Declarations.

9-1-905. Weather modification; legislative declarations.
(a) It is hereby declared that:
(i) The state of Wyoming claims its sovereign right to the use for its residents and best interests of the moisture contained in the clouds and atmosphere within its sovereign state boundaries;
(ii) Although little is known regarding artificial weather modification, research and experimentation shall be encouraged;
(iii) Although the ultimate use of modification methods is speculative, the application of such methods should have proper safeguards and provide sufficient data to protect life, property and public interest.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 9 - State Engineer › Section 9-1-906 - Weather Modification Defined; Duty of State Engineer to Gather Information Relative to Experiments in State.

9-1-906. Weather modification defined; duty of state engineer to gather information relative to experiments in state.
The state engineer shall procure, compile and evaluate information relative to weather modification experiments and activities within the state boundaries. The term "weather modification" means attempting to change or control any of the weather phenomena by chemical, mechanical or physical methods.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 9 - State Engineer › Section 9-1-907 - Weather Modification; Permit Required; Issuance; Duration; Fee; Report of Activities; Penalties for Noncompliance.

9-1-907. Weather modification; permit required; issuance; duration; fee; report of activities; penalties for noncompliance.
(a) It is unlawful for anyone to engage in weather modification activities except by permit prescribed and issued by the state engineer.
(b) A separate permit shall be issued for each experiment or activity. Permits are revocable by the state engineer. Permits are to be issued for one (1) year from October 1 of one year to September 30 of the following year. A fee not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be charged for each permit issued or renewed. Fees received by the state engineer shall be deposited with the state treasurer to be placed into the general fund. A permit shall be issued only to a person who can demonstrate to the state engineer's satisfaction that he has adequate qualifications in the atmospheric sciences. The state engineer shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this act.
(c) The state engineer shall demand and receive a written report, in such manner as he shall provide, covering each separate experiment or activity for which a permit is issued.
(d) Any person engaging in a weather modification experiment without a permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is subject to a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 9 - State Engineer › Section 9-1-908 - Weather Modification; Authority to Receive and Expend Funds; Purposes.

9-1-908. Weather modification; authority to receive and expend funds; purposes.
The state engineer is authorized to receive in the name of the state any funds offered or available from any source, and to expend such funds for the expenses of administering this act and for the encouragement of experimentation in weather modification by the University of Wyoming or any other appropriate state or public agency, either by direct grant, by contract or other cooperative means.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 1 - State Officers › Article 9 - State Engineer › Section 9-1-909 - Weather Modification; State Not Liable for Activities of Private Persons or Groups.

9-1-909. Weather modification; state not liable for activities of private persons or groups.
Nothing in W.S. 9-1-905 through 9-1-909 shall be construed to impose or accept any liability or responsibility on the part of the state, the board, or any state officials or employees, for any weather modification activities of any private person or group, nor to affect in any way any contractual, tortious, or other legal rights, duties or liabilities between any private persons or groups.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-101 - Creation; Definitions; Divisions.

9-2-101. Creation; definitions; divisions.
(a) The department of health is created.
(b) As used in this article:
(i) "Department" means the department of health;
(ii) "Director" means the director of the department.
(c) The department is the successor to the board and department of health.
(d) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, 3.
(e) The department consists of the director who is the chief administrative officer and such divisions as the director may create.
(f) The director shall appoint and prescribe the duties of officers of the institutions in title 25 under the direct authority and control of the department.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-103 - Division Administrators; Appointment; Qualifications; Duties; Salaries, Tenure and Removal Generally; Necessary Personnel.

9-2-103. Division administrators; appointment; qualifications; duties; salaries, tenure and removal generally; necessary personnel.
(a) The director shall appoint a separate administrator for the divisions of the department of health and he may discharge the administrators as provided in W.S. 9-2-1706(c)(ii). Appointments under this subsection shall be subject to the following:
(i) The administrator for a division dealing primarily with public health shall:
(A) Have theoretical knowledge and practical and managerial skill and experience which fits him for the position, as determined by the director; and
(B) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 20, 2.
(C) Administer a program for the supervision of volunteer physicians who provide medical care, assistance or medical administrative services without charge for the medical services rendered in an eligible program in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department. To qualify as an eligible program, the medical services shall be provided in any hospital, clinic, health care facility or institution owned or operated by the state, University of Wyoming or any local government. A disclosure statement shall be signed in advance by the recipients informing them of the physician's limited liability under the program.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 59, 2.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 185, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, 3.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 168, 3.
(e) The governor shall appoint a state health officer who shall be licensed in Wyoming as a physician and who shall carry out the statutory duties and any other duties assigned to the state health officer by the director. The state health officer shall:
(i) Serve at the pleasure of the director and governor, either of whom may remove the state health officer;
(ii) Not be assigned to any division within the department;
(iii) Have support staff to carry out the duties assigned to him.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-104 - Allocation, Transfer and Abolition of Powers, Duties and Functions Within Department.

9-2-104. Allocation, transfer and abolition of powers, duties and functions within department.
(a) The governor may, after consultation with the director of the department and the departmental advisory council:
(i) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, 3.
(ii) Designate the department as the single state agency for the administration of state plans for health and medical services, mental health and developmental disabilities, to administer upon such terms as the governor directs.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-105 - Office of Planning and Administration; Created; Duties and Powers of Administrator.

9-2-105. Office of planning and administration; created; duties and powers of administrator.
(a) The office of planning and administration is created and shall be under the authority of the director.
(b) The administrator of the office of planning and administration shall:
(i) Coordinate all program administration, including all budget requests, grant applications and plans;
(ii) Advise, consult and cooperate with all departmental agencies, all other state departments, agencies, subdivisions and the federal government;
(iii) Require that all administrators within the department cooperate with the office and report to the office on all matters pertaining to program planning, budgeting and administration; and
(iv) Perform planning as determined by the director.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-107 - Division Advisory Councils; Appointment; Departmental Advisory Council; Created; Term; Composition; Meetings; Removal of Members; Selection of Officers; Vacancies; Expenses.

9-2-107. Division advisory councils; appointment; departmental advisory council; created; term; composition; meetings; removal of members; selection of officers; vacancies; expenses.
(a) The director may appoint an advisory council, each of which shall consist of not more than ten (10) members unless otherwise required by law or good practice, to each of the divisions of the department.
(i) Repealed by Laws 1990, ch. 63, 3; 1991, ch. 221, 3.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, 3.
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, 3.
(iv) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, 3.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, 2.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, 2.
(e) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, 2.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, 2.
(g) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, 2.
(h) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-108 - Director of Department; Appointment; Removal; Duties.

9-2-108. Director of department; appointment; removal; duties.
(a) With the advice and consent of the senate the governor shall appoint a director for the department who shall serve under the direction of the governor and who may be removed by the governor as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.
(b) The director shall:
(i) Manage and supervise the department;
(ii) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 149, 1.
(c) Appointments and terms under this section shall be in accordance with W.S. 28-12-101 through 28-12-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-109 - Vocational Rehabilitation; Definitions.

9-2-109. Vocational rehabilitation; definitions.
(a) As used in W.S. 9-2-109 through 9-2-115:
(i) "Division" means the staff within the department of workforce services who administer vocational rehabilitation programs and provide vocational rehabilitation services;
(ii) "Eligible" means a certification that:
(A) The individual has a physical or mental impairment which constitutes or results in a substantial impediment to employment of the individual;
(B) Vocational rehabilitation services may reasonably be expected to benefit the individual in terms of an employment outcome; and
(C) The individual requires vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, secure, retain or regain employment.
(iii) "Individual with a significant disability" means an individual:
(A) Who has a severe physical or mental disability which seriously limits one (1) or more functional capacities in terms of an employment outcome;
(B) Whose vocational rehabilitation can be expected to require multiple vocational rehabilitation services over an extended period of time; and
(C) Who has one (1) or more physical or mental disabilities resulting from amputation, arthritis, autism, blindness, burn injury, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, deafness, head injury, heart disease, hemiplegia, hemophilia, respiratory or pulmonary dysfunction, intellectual disability, mental illness, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, musculoskeletal disorders, neurological disorders (including stroke and epilepsy), paraplegia, quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions, sickle cell anemia, specific learning disability, end stage renal disease or another disability or combination of disabilities determined on the basis of an assessment for determining eligibility and vocational rehabilitation needs to cause comparable substantial functional limitation.
(iv) "This act" means W.S. 9-2-109 through 9-2-115.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-110 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Administrative Duties.

9-2-110. Division of vocational rehabilitation; administrative duties.
(a) This act shall be administered by the division. In administering this act, the division shall:
(i) Make regulations necessary to implement this act;
(ii) Certify for disbursement funds available for the purposes of this act.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-112 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Cooperation With Federal Government in Providing Services to Individuals With Disabilities.

9-2-112. Division of vocational rehabilitation; cooperation with federal government in providing services to individuals with disabilities.
(a) The division shall cooperate with the federal government in implementing federal statutes pertaining to the purposes of this act, including the licensing of blind persons or other individuals with disabilities to operate small businesses on federal property. The division may adopt methods of administration necessary for the proper and efficient operation of agreements with the federal government and to secure the full benefits of the federal statutes.
(b) Upon designation by the governor, the division may perform functions and services for the federal government relating to individuals with a physical or mental disability other than those described in subsection (a) of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-113 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Federal and State Funds; Custody and Disbursement by State Treasurer; Gifts.

9-2-113. Division of vocational rehabilitation; federal and state funds; custody and disbursement by state treasurer; gifts.
(a) The state treasurer is the custodian of all funds received from the federal government for vocational rehabilitation or to implement any agreements authorized by this act. The division of vocational rehabilitation shall disburse federal and state funds available for those purposes and submit receipt and acknowledgement to the state treasurer.
(b) The division may accept and use gifts for carrying out the purposes of this act. The gifts may be held, invested, reinvested and used in accordance with the conditions of the gift.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-114 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Services; Persons Eligible; Extent Provided at Public Cost; Regulation as to Selection of Persons to Be Benefited; Right to Benefit Not Transferable.

9-2-114. Division of vocational rehabilitation; services; persons eligible; extent provided at public cost; regulation as to selection of persons to be benefited; right to benefit not transferable.
(a) Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided to eligible residents with disabilities and to other individuals with disabilities who are eligible under an agreement with another state or the federal government.
(b) Goods or services shall be provided at public cost only to the extent that the individual with disabilities requires financial assistance with respect thereto. However, the following services may be provided at public cost:
(i) Diagnostic and related services, including transportation, required for the determination of eligibility for service and of the nature and scope of the services to be provided;
(ii) Guidance; and
(iii) Job related services, including job search and placement, job retention services and follow-up services.
(c) If vocational rehabilitation services cannot be provided to all eligible individuals with disabilities, the division shall adopt, by regulation, a method for selecting those to whom services will be provided.
(d) The right of any individual to any benefit under this act is not transferable or assignable at law or in equity.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-115 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Preference Given to Eligible Individuals With Disabilities in Operating Small Businesses on Public Property; New Construction and Remodeling; Effect of Preference on Existing Small Businesses.

9-2-115. Division of vocational rehabilitation; preference given to eligible individuals with disabilities in operating small businesses on public property; new construction and remodeling; effect of preference on existing small businesses.
(a) Individuals with disabilities determined to be eligible by the division shall be given a contract bid preference on small contracts, where the small business was established pursuant to this act. The contract bid preference shall apply to small businesses on either public or private property which were established pursuant to this act.
(b) The administrator or governing body in charge of any public property, in cooperation with the division may construct a new facility or remodel a preexisting facility to accommodate a small business established pursuant to this act.
(c) The contract bid preference granted by this section does not affect the rights of persons currently operating a small business on public property and under a written contract with a specific renewal or termination date, until the renewal or termination date. After the renewal or termination date, the division shall bid out the small business contract and apply contract bid preferences where applicable.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-116 - Legislative Findings; Purposes.

9-2-116. Legislative findings; purposes.
The legislature finds that a shortage of primary care physicians and allied health providers exists in the state of Wyoming which limits the availability of adequate health care services for the citizens of the state who live in rural areas. The legislature further finds that the number of qualified physicians and allied health care providers can be increased to enhance the provision of rural health care services by the adoption of incentives to attract more primary care physicians and allied health care providers to communities experiencing these shortages. The legislature therefore enacts the Rural Health Care Act of 1993 to create an office of rural health care and to create a loan repayment program to repay education loans of primary care physicians and allied health care providers who practice for specified periods of time in designated communities which are experiencing shortages.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-118 - Physician and Dentist Loan Repayment Program.

9-2-118. Physician and dentist loan repayment program.
(a) The department is authorized to enter into agreements with physicians and dentists who have graduated from accredited residency programs to provide health care in this state. The agreements shall:
(i) Provide for the physician or dentist to practice medicine in a community of the state from among a list of communities developed by the department. A physician or dentist shall agree to provide medical care for the period of the contract in underserved areas of the state and shall accept patients qualified under the Medical Assistance and Services Act, Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act and the child health insurance program who seek medical care which the physician or dentist is qualified to provide;
(ii) Provide that the physician or dentist shall be repaid up to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of outstanding educational loans the physician or dentist has acquired as a direct result of undergraduate or postgraduate educational training directly related to providing medical or dental services, not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) per year, in exchange for practicing his profession under the terms of this section;
(iii) Require the physician or dentist to practice for a minimum of three (3) years under the agreement;
(iv) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 148, 2.
(v) Contain other provisions the department deems necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(b) The department, in consultation with the appropriate licensing board and professional association, shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. In carrying out this section the department shall assess health care needs of the state by geographic areas and practice specialties and shall prioritize and enter into agreements under this section accordingly.
(c) The department may vary the terms of each agreement in accordance with this section based upon the community and the number of the physician's or dentist's patients whose cost of care is reimbursed under Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, the child health insurance program or the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 121, 3.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-119 - Allied Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program.

9-2-119. Allied health care provider loan repayment program.
(a) The department is authorized to enter into agreements with health care providers licensed or certified to provide health care services in this state including, but not limited to, hospital, medical, surgical, dental, vision, nursing, radiology, mental health, speech language pathology and pharmaceutical services. The agreements shall:
(i) Require the health care provider to provide health care services in a community of the state from among a list of communities developed by the department. A health care provider shall agree to provide medical care for the period of the contract in underserved areas of the state and shall accept patients qualified under the Medical Assistance and Services Act, Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act and the child health insurance program who seek medical care which the health care provider is qualified to provide;
(ii) Provide that the health care provider shall be repaid up to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of outstanding educational loans the provider has acquired as a direct result of undergraduate or postgraduate educational training directly related to providing medical services, not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) per year, in exchange for practicing under the terms of this section;
(iii) Require the health care provider to agree to provide health care services for a minimum of three (3) years under the agreement;
(iv) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 148, 2.
(v) Contain other provisions the department deems necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this section.
(b) The department, in consultation with the appropriate licensing board and professional association, shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. In carrying out this section the department shall assess health care needs of the state by geographic areas and particular health care services required and shall prioritize and enter into agreements under this section accordingly.
(c) The department may vary the terms of each agreement in accordance with this section based upon the community and the number of the health care provider's patients whose cost of care is reimbursed under Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act, the child health insurance program or the Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2006, ch. 118 2.
(e) In selecting health care providers for agreements pursuant to this section, the department shall give priority when practical to qualified graduates of the University of Wyoming or a Wyoming community college.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-122 - Substance Abuse Control Plan.

9-2-122. Substance abuse control plan.
(a) The department of health shall develop a detailed, comprehensive substance abuse control plan for prevention, early intervention and treatment designed to curb alcohol and controlled substance abuse in the state of Wyoming.
(b) The department of health or contractor shall work, to the greatest extent feasible, in collaboration with the University of Wyoming statistical analysis center in determining appropriate data regarding early warning signs of substance abuse.
(c) The plan shall also recommend how the services of schools, community mental health centers, social service providers, local health care providers, law enforcement, corrections and any other entities presently available in the state of Wyoming can better serve the state in responding to substance abuse problems. The substance abuse control plan should decrease the potential overlapping of these services while maintaining a collaborative effort among state and local governmental entities and other organizations to assure maximum leveraging of resources, including people and money. The plan should identify and address the filling of gaps in the continuum of needed services. The substance abuse control plan shall also include recommendations to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the state of Wyoming regarding programs and funding determinations which those entities may make.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2008, Ch. 44, 2.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-124 - Prescription Drug Consumer Information and Technical Assistance Program.

9-2-124. Prescription drug consumer information and technical assistance program.
The prescription drug consumer information and technical assistance program is created within the department of health. The program shall provide Wyoming residents with advice on the prudent use of prescription drugs and how to access government and private prescription drug programs and discounts. The program shall include consultation by licensed pharmacists for individuals with respect to how the individuals may, with the approval of the appropriate prescribing health care professional, avoid dangerous drug interactions and substitute more cost effective drugs for the drugs prescribed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-128 - Health Care Innovation; Studies; Account.

9-2-128. Health care innovation; studies; account.
(a) The department is authorized to carry out innovative studies relating to the following:
(i) Reduction of costs associated with long-term care, chronic disease or other health care services to the state of Wyoming;
(ii) Allowing individuals in need of long-term care to remain in their homes and communities;
(iii) Developing necessary long-term care or other health care services in Wyoming;
(iv) Use of broadband internet to access health care services.
(b) There is created the health care innovation account. Funds in the account may include any applicable federal funds and shall be used to carry out innovative studies under this section, subject to legislative appropriation.
(c) Not later than September 30 of each year, the department shall provide a report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee and the joint appropriations committee relating to funding and studies carried out under this section.
(d) The department may enter into agreements to carry out this section. Except as otherwise provided in this section, agreements under this section shall be exempt from the procurement requirements set forth in W.S. 9-2-3204 and other state laws and rules governing the procurement of services by a state agency. The department shall obtain approval of all agreements from the attorney general.
(e) A person undertaking an innovative study under this section shall make available to the department all documents relating to the study for review upon request. Documents under this section containing any personally identifiable information or any trade secret shall not be subject to the Wyoming Public Records Act.
(f) The department may adopt rules to implement this section, including specifying a method of application for funding and standards for program operation.
(g) As used in this section:
(i) "Innovative study" means a randomized, controlled trial, pilot project, model or analysis conducted under scientific conditions for:
(A) Assessing a new approach to the provision of long-term care, care of chronic diseases, early detection or other health care services which have no substantially comparable, widely available analogue in Wyoming;
(B) Testing of noninvasive diagnostic equipment. As used in this paragraph, "noninvasive" means equipment that does not cause mental or physical effects on the human body.
(ii) "Innovative study" shall not include the testing of pharmaceuticals, medical procedures or medical devices other than noninvasive diagnostic equipment.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-129 - Waiver of Rules.

9-2-129. Waiver of rules.
(a) The department may waive existing rules as necessary to carry out an innovative study under W.S. 9-2-128.
(b) The department shall adopt rules specifying standards for a waiver under this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-130 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programming; Department of Corrections; Criminal Justice Populations.

9-2-130. Mental health and substance use disorder programming; department of corrections; criminal justice populations.
(a) Pursuant to this section and W.S. 25-1-105(f) and (g), the department of health shall collaborate with the department of corrections to reduce recidivism rates for persons with behavioral health needs and substance use disorders who are involved in the criminal justice system and improve mental health and substance use disorder programming by:
(i) Creating a behavioral health services enhancement program for community providers to improve outcomes for persons involved in the criminal justice system through a separate contract, or in a separate provision in an existing contract, administered by the department of health;
(ii) Adopting standardized, evidence based treatment practices and guidelines for treating and providing programming to persons involved in the criminal justice system with behavioral health and substance use needs;
(iii) Increasing communication between the department of health, the department of corrections and contracted behavioral health providers working with persons involved in the criminal justice system;
(iv) Promoting and requiring to the maximum extent practical and permissible under applicable laws and regulations the portability and universal recognition of mental health and substance use disorder assessment tools and other assessment tools that may be applicable to mental health and substance use disorder treatment; and
(v) Creating a competitive and outcomes based funding stream for behavioral health providers to:
(A) Expand existing services for criminal justice involved populations;
(B) Improve the quality and availability of services and programs;
(C) Train and develop the skills of providers and stakeholders working with persons who have behavior health needs and substance use disorders and who are involved in the criminal justice system.
(b) This section shall not be interpreted to require the creation or maintenance of any duplicate functions, services or programs in the department of health and the department of corrections, but shall be interpreted with W.S. 25-1-105(f) and (g) to require coordination and collaboration between the agencies to assure the creation and maintenance of independent or coordinated functions, services and programs to meet the goals of this section and W.S. 25-1-105(f) and (g).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 1 - Department of Health › Section 9-2-131 - Wyoming Health Information Exchange.

9-2-131. Wyoming health information exchange.
(a) This section codifies the statewide health information exchange authorized by 2016 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 31, Section 048, except that the term "multi-payer" in that section shall not be codified or impose any requirements on the operation of the information exchange as provided for under this section. The department of health is authorized to administer and maintain the exchange to facilitate the secure and voluntary sharing of electronic health information between health care providers for the benefit of Wyoming residents.
(b) The department may charge reasonable participation fees to participating entities, which shall not include individual patients, subject to the following:
(i) Fees shall be established by rule promulgated in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;
(ii) Fees shall be established in an amount sufficient to recoup the department's costs for administering and maintaining the exchange in accordance with this section; and
(iii) Fees collected by the department pursuant to this section shall be credited to a special revenue account, which shall be expended only for administration and maintenance costs associated with operating the statewide health information exchange.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 2 - Use of Water in Fontenelle Reservoir › Section 9-2-211 - Purchase of Storage Capacity in Fontenelle Reservoir; Governor Authorized to Contract Therefor; Powers of Commission; Limitations on Negotiation of Contracts for Water Use.

9-2-211. Purchase of storage capacity in Fontenelle Reservoir; governor authorized to contract therefor; powers of commission; limitations on negotiation of contracts for water use.
(a) The governor may negotiate, execute and deliver a contract between the United States of America and the state for the purchase by the state of sixty thousand (60,000) acre-feet of storage capacity in Fontenelle Reservoir with any rights or appurtenances thereto. The total cost of the purchase shall not exceed nine million twenty-six thousand dollars ($9,026,000.00) for capital costs together with funded interest at the rate of two and six hundred thirty-two thousandths percent (2.632%) from December 31, 1968, to the date of the commencement of payments. All costs shall be paid in not more than forty (40) annual installments of principal plus interest at the rate of two and six hundred thirty-two thousandths percent (2.632%) per annum.
(b) If the governor executes a contract under subsection (a) of this section, the water development commission may:
(i) Formulate and develop comprehensive plans for the development, utilization and sale to potential users of the yield of water stored in Fontenelle Reservoir;
(ii) Consult with and advise water users of the availability of the yield of storage water from Fontenelle Reservoir and the most practicable methods of water development and distribution;
(iii) Enter into contracts for furnishing the water yielded from the storage of Fontenelle Reservoir to water users based on their reasonable needs. All contracts for use of the water shall be approved by the governor and the state engineer;
(iv) Set service rates charged for furnishing water from Fontenelle Reservoir. The revenue received from the charges shall be used to repay the contractual obligation of the state to the United States of America for the purchase of the water storage capacity and water rights. The service rates shall be sufficient to pay all costs, including cost of water, interest, operating costs and administration costs and to return to the state an amount equal to the maximum rate of interest then being received by the state on investment of its permanent funds;
(v) File with the state engineer's office contracts negotiated with water users and provide the state engineer with information which will enable him to accurately account for and identify water sold and used pursuant to this section.
(c) The water development commission may negotiate contracts with water users only where the proposed use can be accomplished in a manner which will not injure or impair valid existing water rights.
(d) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 268, 6.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 9 - Administration of the Government › Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally › Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department › Section 9-2-401 - Definitions.

9-2-401. Definitions.
(a) As used in W.S. 9-2-401 through 9-2-415:
(i) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 55, 2.
(ii) "Department" means the department of state parks and cultural resources;
(iii) "Director" means the director of the department;
(iv) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district or other local government entity;
(v) "Public record" includes the original and all copies of any paper, correspondence, form, book, photograph, photostat, film, microfilm, scan, sound recording, map, drawing or other document, regardless of physical, digital or electronic form or characteristics, which have been made or received in transacting public business by the state, a political subdivision or an agency of the state;
(vi) "Commission" means the Wyoming parks and cultural resources commission.