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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0003 - Tax Exempt Bonds, Allocation for › Chapter 6 - CARRYFORWARD ALLOCATIONS › Section 6-6 - Carryforward Certification Allocation

Current through July 13, 2024
Within ninety (90) calendar days from the date of bond
				  issuance, the WCDA or any other Issuing Authority shall submit to the Governor
				  a copy of a complete and properly executed IRS Form 8038, any carryforward
				  forms required to be submitted to the IRS and any other form required by the
				  Governor and shall have attached a copy of the original carryforward
				  allocation. Within ten (10) working days following receipt of a copy of the IRS
				  Form 8038 and any other form required by the Governor, the Governor shall issue
				  a carryforward certification allocation. The carryforward certification
				  allocation shall be issued for the amount of the carryforward
				  allocation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules are written in accordance
				with the authority provided in Wyoming Statute §
									
										9-2-1104(a)(v) and pursuant
				to the requirements of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Wyoming
				Statute §
									
										16-3-101 et seq.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The purpose of the Wyoming Public Safety
				Communications Commission is:
(i) Promote the
				development, improvement and efficiency of public safety communications systems
				in the state.
(ii) Promulgate
				necessary rules and establish policies and procedures to govern the operation,
				participation, and user fees of the WyoLink system.
(iii) Determine the participation
				requirements of public safety agencies and private entities in the wireless
				communications network.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules shall be known as the
				"Wyoming Public Safety Radio Communications Rules."
(b) "Administrator" means the State of
				Wyoming employee that is tasked with the operation and management of the
				WyoLink system.
(c) "Commission"
				means the Wyoming Public Safety Communications Commission.
(d) "Director" means the Wyoming Public
				Safety Communications Commission Executive Director.
(e) "WyoLink" means Wyoming's Public Safety
				Radio Communications System.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 2-1 - Policies and Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall establish polices and procedures to provide administrative guidance and
				control over the management and operation of WyoLink and other State of Wyoming
				owned statewide radio communications system(s) used by participating
				agencies.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 2-2 - Participation Determination

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Agencies shall
				be allowed to participate on WyoLink upon completion of an application form
				supplied by the Commission and agreeing to follow and comply with all policies
				and procedures of the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 2-3 - Rules and Regulations of the Federal Communications Commission

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Citation to applicable federal law or
				regulation:
47 CFR
				  90 establishes the rules and regulations for
				  the Federal Communications Commission, Part 90 Private Land Mobile Radio
				  Services. The provisions of these rules and regulations govern WyoLink.
(b) The Federal Communications
				Commission Rules and Regulations may be viewed and downloaded from the
				Government Printing Office (GPO) website:
				http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_05/
				47cfr
				90 _05.html
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 2-4 - Rules and Regulations of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Current through July 13, 2024
Section 305(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 provides for
				  the regulation of interstate and foreign commerce in communications by wire or
				  radio. The provisions of these rules and regulations govern federal radio
				  frequency participation in WyoLink.
(a)
				The National Telecommunications and Information Administration Manual of
				Regulations and Procedures For Federal Frequency Management may be viewed and
				downloaded from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
				website:
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/osmhome/redbook/redbook.html
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES › Section 2-5 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to Wyoming Statute §
									
										9-2-1104(a)(iv) the
				commission shall review the operational and maintenance requirements and
				expenditures to determine fees, if any, for the fiscal year starting on July 1
				and ending on June 30 of the following year at the first meeting of the
				commission after March 1 of each year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 3 - APPEAL PROCEDURES › Section 3-1 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules are established to provide a
				fair and efficient method for the commission to hear appeals of a determination
				of suspension or revocation of a participating agency's operating privileges
				for the non-compliance of the policies and procedures governing WyoLink system
				operation and participation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 3 - APPEAL PROCEDURES › Section 3-2 - Commencement of Action

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) After continued
				or repeated non-compliance of the policies and procedures governing WyoLink
				system operation and participation by a participating agency the Commission
				Executive Director shall issue a final determination canceling the agency's
				participation from the WyoLink system. The agency's participation in the
				WyoLink system shall become effective on the 31st day after the final
				determination is issued.
(b) Any
				affected agency may request an appeal hearing on the Director's final
				determination canceling the agency's participation from the WyoLink system.
				Such requests for an appeal hearing shall be filed in writing with the Director
				within thirty (30) days of issuance of the final determination. If a request
				for an appeal hearing of the Director's final determination is filed within
				thirty (30) days of issuance, the effect of the final determination shall be
				stayed while the matter is before the Commission.
(c) An appeal request must contain the
				following information and:
(i) Name and
				address of applicant;
(ii)
				Telephone contact number for applicant;
(iii) Name of attorney or person who will be
				representing applicant on the appeal before the Commission;
(iv) A brief description of the issues to be
				heard at the appeal hearing;
(v)
				Any relevant materials the applicant wishes to submit which will be presented
				at the appeal hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0004 - Public Safety Communications Commission, Wyoming › Chapter 3 - APPEAL PROCEDURES › Section 3-3 - Decision

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission, after a hearing on the
				matter, shall make a decision regarding the dispute within sixty (60) days and
				transmit an order to all parties involved.
(b) The action called for shall be
				implemented in accordance with the order.
(c) Copies of the order will be mailed to
				affected parties, the Commission Executive Director and the administrator of
				the WyoLink system.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0005 - Homeland Security - General › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
Authority.
(a) These rules are written
				in accordance with the authority provided in Wyo. Stat. §
										
											35-9-155(d)(i) and pursuant
				to the requirements of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Wyo. Stat.
				§
										
											16-3-101 et Seq.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0005 - Homeland Security - General › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-3 - LOCAL AND REGIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION INCIDENT RESPONSE REPORTING

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
Local and
				regional hazardous materials and weapons of mass destruction incident
				reporting.
(i) Local emergency response
				authorities and regional response administrators shall submit final After
				Action Report (AAR) within thirty (30) days of the incident end date as
				specified in Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
										
											35-9-155(d)(i)(C). The
				report shall be on a form provided by the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security
				for any hazardous materials or weapons of mass destruction incidents not exempt
				under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
										
											35-9-159(b). A local
				emergency response authority or regional administrator may request the Director
				to authorize an extension for submitting the final AAR
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0005 - Homeland Security - General › Chapter 5 - PROCEDURES, FEES, COSTS, AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTING, COPYING, AND PRODUCING PUBLIC RECORDS › Section 5-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Office of Homeland Security is required under
				  W.S.
				  16-3-103(j)(ii) to adopt the
				  Department of Administration and Information's uniform rules pertaining to
				  procedures, fees, costs, and charges for inspecting, copying, and producing
				  public records.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0005 - Homeland Security - General › Chapter 5 - PROCEDURES, FEES, COSTS, AND CHARGES FOR INSPECTING, COPYING, AND PRODUCING PUBLIC RECORDS › Section 5-2 - Adoption of Uniform Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Office of Homeland Security hereby incorporates
				  by reference the following uniform rules:
(a) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees,
				Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records
				adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on
				September 6, 2016, found at:
https://rules.wyo.gov
.
(i) The incorporation by reference does not
				include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the
				applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section; and
(ii) The incorporated rules are maintained at
				the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security office and are available for public
				inspection and copying at the same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0006 - Homeland Security - Emergency Response Equipment Fee Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules shall be known and cited as
				the "Wyoming Emergency Response Equipment Fee Rules."
(b) The definitions in Wyo. Stat. §
									
										35-9-152(a) apply to these
				rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0006 - Homeland Security - Emergency Response Equipment Fee Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-3 - Equipment Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The reasonable fees for eligible
				equipment use under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										35-9-157(c), shall be
				reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
				Schedule of Equipment Rates, published September 15, 2010, and
				44 CFR
				206.228(a)(1)(iii), revised
				November 9, 2012. The FEMA Schedule of Equipment Rates is incorporated herein
				by this reference, but shall not include any later amendments to or editions of
				the FEMA Schedule of Equipment Rates published after September 15, 2010, nor
				any later amendments to or editions of
				44 CFR
				206.228(a)(1)(iii) issued
				after November 9, 2012.
(b) The
				FEMA Schedule of Equipment Rates, published September 15, 2010, can be accessed
				at, and download from, the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security's website:
				http://wyohomelandsecurity.state.wy.us/Library/eqsch.pdf [File Link Not
				Available].
(c) The reasonable fees
				for eligible equipment use under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										35-9-157(c) not listed in
				the FEMA Schedule of Equipment Rates referenced in part (a) of this section,
				shall be reimbursed at the actual, document cost of use including costs
				attributed to depreciation, overhead, maintenance, field repairs, fuel, tires
				and other costs incident to operation of the equipment.
(d) Labor costs of equipment operators are
				not included in the rates established under this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0006 - Homeland Security - Emergency Response Equipment Fee Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-4 - Effective date

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules are effective when all
				required approvals have been granted as required by Wyo. Stat.
										16-3-101 through
				16-3-115.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0007 - Homeland Security - Wyoming Search and Rescue Council › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - General Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Authority.
(i) These rules are written in accordance
				with the authority provided in Wyo.Stat. Ann. §
										
											19-13-303(d) and pursuant to
				the requirements of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann.
				§
										
											16-3-101 through
				16-3-115
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0007 - Homeland Security - Wyoming Search and Rescue Council › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-2 - Search and Rescue Council

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Council Membership.
(i) The goal of the Wyoming Search and Rescue
				Council is to assist Wyoming sheriffs, who are mandated by Wyo. Stat. Ann.
				§
										
											18-3-609(iii) to conduct
				search and rescue operations, by fostering quality search and rescue resources
				throughout the state and providing reimbursement for eligible expenses from the
				Wyoming Search and Rescue account.
(ii) The Wyoming Search and Rescue Council
				consists of eleven members, as defined by Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
										
											19-13-303(a) and
				(b).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0007 - Homeland Security - Wyoming Search and Rescue Council › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-3 - Account Uses

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Search and rescue account uses.
(i) WOHS serves as the account manager and
				operates using the guidance from the Wyoming Search and Rescue Council and Wyo.
				Stat. Ann. §
										
											19-13-301. WOHS may establish accounting and
				purchasing procedures for fund administration.
(ii) The Council shall use the account for
				the purposes as defined by Wyo. Stat.Ann. §
										
											19-13-301(b), (c)(i) through
				(iv).
(iii) Expenditures for non-operational
				expenses as defined by Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
										
											19-13-301(c)(i) through (iv)
				may be given consideration in any order and amount based on the budget and
				priorities established by the Council each year, provided sufficient funds are
				in the account.
(iv) In compliance
				with Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
										
											19-13-301(b), the Wyoming
				Search and Rescue Council shall give funding priority to approved search and
				rescue operations. To this end, the Council may establish an account minimum
				balance. When the fund falls below the minimum balance funds may only be
				expended on a cost-by-cost basis as approved by the Council. The Council must
				provide justification for the dollar amount established.
(v) The account shall not be used to
				reimburse counties for any salary or benefits normally paid to its
				employees.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0008 - Wyoming Lifesaver Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY LIFESAVER PROGRAM GRANT ADMINISTRATION RULES › Section 1-1 - Statement of Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These Lifesaver Program Grant
				Administration Rules are adopted to implement the Wyoming Office of Homeland
				Security's authority to administer a lifesaver program to provide grants to
				counties as outlined in W. S. Ann. §
									
										19-13-117. Grant applicants and program
				participants must not only comply with the mandates established in these rules,
				but also those established by the Wyoming State Legislature as outlined in W.
				S. Ann. §
									
										19-13-117.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0008 - Wyoming Lifesaver Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY LIFESAVER PROGRAM GRANT ADMINISTRATION RULES › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) As used in these rules:
(i) "Lifesaver Program" means search and
				rescue program designed to quickly find a person suffering from Down syndrome,
				brain injuries, autism, Alzheimer's or other dementia related disorders who
				wanders and becomes lost and missing. The program shall operate on a county
				basis, under which participants wear transmitters to allow the county sheriff's
				departments to electronically locate participants if necessary. Participation
				in the program is on a voluntary basis.
(ii) "Director" means the administrative head
				of the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security as defined in W. S. §
										
											19-13-102(a)(v).
(iii) "Lifesaver Program Account" means an
				account consisting of those funds appropriated by the legislature as outlined
				in W. S. §
										
											19-13-117(g).
(iv) "Wyoming Office of Homeland Security" or
				"WOHS" means the state agency responsible for the administration of the Wyoming
				Lifesaver Program account.
(v)
				"Lifesaver Advisory Committee" means a group of individuals appointed by the
				Director who represent a county sheriff and one (1) or more representatives
				from behavioral health, emergency medical services, Project Lifesaver
				International trainers, and the private sector.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0008 - Wyoming Lifesaver Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY LIFESAVER PROGRAM GRANT ADMINISTRATION RULES › Section 1-3 - Application Procedure

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to W. S. Ann. §
									
										19-13-117, grant applications shall include
				but not be limited to:
(i) An estimate of the
				number of people who might qualify for assistance in the county;
(ii) An estimate of the startup costs
				associated with the program;
(iii)
				A statement of the number of personnel available for tracking lost persons;
				and
(iv) A statement of the local
				resources available to support ongoing operation of a lifesaver
				program.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0008 - Wyoming Lifesaver Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY LIFESAVER PROGRAM GRANT ADMINISTRATION RULES › Section 1-4 - Grant Award Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To assist the Director in prioritizing
				grant awards in accordance with W. S. Ann. §
									
										19-13-117(e)(ii) a Lifesaver
				Program Advisory Committee is established.
(b) The Lifesaver Program Advisory Committee
				will be appointed by the Director with one or more individuals representing the
				following agencies/organization within the State of Wyoming:
(i) A county sheriff's office;
(ii) Behavioral health;
(iii) The private sector;
(iv) Emergency medical services;
(v) Project Lifesaver
				International.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0008 - Wyoming Lifesaver Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY LIFESAVER PROGRAM GRANT ADMINISTRATION RULES › Section 1-5 - Calendar for Grants

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The first grant application period will
				commence on October 1 through October 31, 2015
(i) Each grant application will be reviewed
				with grants awarded prior to November 30, 2015.
(ii) The grant performance period for the
				first year will begin immediately upon disbursement of funds and end on June
				30th, 2016, at which time a final report shall be
				submitted to the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0009 - Public Records › Chapter 1 - Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Goveror is required under
				  W.S.
				  16-3-103(j)(ii) to adopt the
				  Department of Administration and Information's uniform rules pertaining to
				  procedures, fees, costs, and charges for inspecting, copying, and producing
				  public records.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 001 - Governor's Office › Sub-Agency 0009 - Public Records › Chapter 1 - Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing Public Records › Section 1-2 - Adoption of Uniform Rules

Current through July 13, 2024
The Governor hereby incorporates by reference the following
				  uniform rules:
(a) Chapter 2 - Uniform
				Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspecting, Copying, and Producing
				Public Records adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and
				effective on September 6, 2016, found at:
http://rules.wyo.gov
.
(b) For these rules incorporated by
				reference:
(i) The Governor has determined
				that incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or
				inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;
(ii) The incorporation by reference does not
				include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the
				applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section; and
(iii) The incorporated rules are maintained
				at the Governor's office and are available for public inspection and copying at
				the same location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MEDICAL DIGITAL INNOVATION SANDBOX › Section 1-2 - Purpose and Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules implement the Medical Digital Innovation Sandbox
				  Act,
				  W.S.
				  40-28-101 to -108.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MEDICAL DIGITAL INNOVATION SANDBOX › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The following definitions apply to these
				rules:
(i) "Director" means the Director of
				the Wyoming Department of Health, including the Director's designee.
(ii) "Sandbox" means a time limited test
				environment or program in which innovative technologies, products or services
				may be developed or explored and made available to consumers prior to general
				authorized use or deployment, as defined under
				W.S.
				40-28-101.
(iii) "Sandbox period" means the period of
				time, initially not longer than twenty-four (24) months, in which the
				department or the appropriate licensing board or authority has authorized an
				innovative medical digital assessment product or service to be made available
				to consumers, as defined under
				W.S.
				40-28-101.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MEDICAL DIGITAL INNOVATION SANDBOX › Section 1-4 - Exception

Current through July 13, 2024
The Division of Community Programs has the option of
				  purchasing services for developmentally disabled adults from an agency that is
				  not accredited by CARF if:
a. The
				agency has been in existence for less than twelve months; or
b. The agency has been in existence for more
				than twelve months, but has been providing services to developmentally disabled
				adults for less than twelve months.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MEDICAL DIGITAL INNOVATION SANDBOX › Section 1-5 - Compatibility with Other Laws, Rules and Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
These standards are intended to supersede existing State
				  regulations governing the operation of programs or provision of services to
				  adults afflicted with developmental disabilities, and shall be considered to
				  supplement applicable federal laws, rules and regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MEDICAL DIGITAL INNOVATION SANDBOX › Section 1-6 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in these standards, the term:
a. "Abeyance" means the up to twelve month
				delay in the accreditation decision that CARF can use to provide a facility the
				time to correct significant deficits.
b. "Adult" means an individual who has
				reached the twenty-first (21) anniversary of his birth.
c. "Developmental disability" is defined as a
				severe, chronic, disability which (a) is attributable to a mental or physical
				impairment or a combination of mental or physical impairments; (b) is
				manifested before the person attains age twenty-two (22); (c) is likely to
				continue indefinitely; (d) results in substantial functional limitations in
				three or more of the following areas of major life activities;
(i) self-care,
(ii) receptive and expressive language,
(iii) learning,
(iv) mobility,
(v) self-direction,
(vi) capacity for independent living, or
(vii) economic self-sufficiency;
				(e) reflects the persons need for a combination and sequence of special,
				intercipilinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services which are a
				life-long duration and are individually planned and coordinated.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 2 - COMPLIANCE WITH COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHAB FACILITIES (CARF) › Section 2-1

Current through July 13, 2024
Compliance with the Standards Manual for Facilities Serving
				  People with Disabilities of the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
				  Facilities. The Department requires that any developmental disability adult
				  program providing services, in any way funded by the Division of Community
				  Programs, Office of Developmental Disabilities, to adults who are afflicted
				  with a developmental disability complies with the standards listed in the
				  Standards Manual for Facilities Serving People with Disabilities of the
				  Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), copyright
				  1986, which are herein adopted as the Departmental standards.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 2 - COMPLIANCE WITH COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHAB FACILITIES (CARF) › Section 2-2 - Levels of accreditation

Current through July 13, 2024
a. The Department
				may contract with an agency providing services to adults afflicted with a
				developmental disability, which is accredited at either the one or three year
				level.
b. An agency which is
				reviewed for the first time by CARF and is given an abeyance is not considered
				CARF accredited.
c. An agency which
				while previously accredited is given an abeyance during a reaccreditation
				survey is considered to be CARF accredited.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 3 - DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 3-2 - Statutory Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These standards are adopted pursuant to the authority vested
				  in the Department of Health and Social Services by
				  W.S.
				  35-1-620(b) and W.S.
				  9-2102(a)(iii).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 3 - DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 3-4 - Compatibility with Other Laws, Rules and Regulations

Current through July 13, 2024
These standards are not intended to supersede existing State
				  regulations governing the operation of programs or provision of services to
				  adults afflicted with developmental disabilities, and shall be considered to
				  supplement applicable federal laws, rules and regulations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 3 - DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 3-5 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in these standards, the term:
a) Administrator means the administrator of
				the Division of Community Programs.
b) Advocate means the parent, guardian,
				provider or other party that represents the clients grievance and/or assists
				the client with the grievance process.
c) Client means a person for whom a provider
				performs or proposes to perform service(s) in matters other than routine
				information and referral requests.
d) Division means the Division of Community
				Programs within the Department of Health and Social Services.
e) Office means the Office of Developmental
				Disabilities within the Division.
f) Provider means any agency with which the
				Division of Community Programs contracts for the provision of services to
				adults with a developmental disability.
g) Reviewer means a person or agency
				qualified to evaluate and/or judge the degree to which the client is
				developmentally disabled.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0001 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 3 - DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY › Section 3-6 - Review of Eligibility

Current through July 13, 2024
The Provider shall determine the eligibility of a person as
				  developmentally disabled. However, nothing precludes the Division from altering
				  eligibility decisions as a result of on-site reviews. Such alterations of
				  eligibility shall be subject to these rules.
a) Upon notification to the client regarding
				his or her eligibility determination, the Provider shall inform the client of
				the right to request a Division review of the Providers decision.
b) The Clients request for the Divisions
				review must be made within twenty (20) calendar days of the eligibility notice.
				The review request must be accompanied by an authorized client information
				release form, and if available, documents, evaluation reports, and/or other
				information may be submitted at that time.
c) The Office shall constitute a committee
				which shall determine the eligibility of a person as developmentally disabled.
1) The Office shall review all documents
				provided by the Client or Advocate to support or clarify the determination of
				eligibility;
2) May request
				additional information or clarification of information from the Client or
				Advocate prior to making a determination of eligibility;
3) May contract with one or more independent
				reviewers to review appropriate documents and recommend a determination of
				eligibility to the Administrator; or
4) May purchase independent evaluations as is
				necessary to render a determination of eligibility.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Division, pursuant to
				  W.S.
				  9-2-1208(c)(iv) is
				  authorized to adopt rules and regulations governing programs and services for
				  the elderly in the State of Wyoming, and the Wyoming Administrative Procedures
				  Act at W.S. §
									
										16-3-101
et
				  seq
.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-3 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The purpose of these rules is to
				establish standards for the delivery of services to the elderly, including
				program operations standards directly related to the quality of such
				services.
(b) The Department may
				issue manuals, bulletins, or both, to interpret the provisions of this Chapter.
				Such manuals and bulletins shall be consistent with and reflect the policies
				contained in this Chapter. The provisions contained in manuals or bulletins
				shall be subordinate to the provisions of this Chapter.
(c) The incorporation by reference of any
				external standard is intended to be the incorporation of that standard as it is
				in effect on the effective date of this Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-5 - Severability Clause

Current through July 13, 2024
If any provision of these rules or the application to any
				  program, person, service or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall
				  not affect the other provisions or applications thereof that can be given
				  effect despite the invalid provision or application.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 2 - AGING DIVISION ADMINISTRATION › Section 2-2 - State plan

Current through July 13, 2024
A state plan on aging shall be developed by the Division at
				  the time specified in the Older Americans Act. The plan shall:
(a) Provide for a comprehensive and
				coordinated system for services as specified in the Older Americans
				Act.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 2 - AGING DIVISION ADMINISTRATION › Section 2-3 - Division Records

Current through July 13, 2024
Records shall be maintained as follows:
(a) Program, fiscal and personnel records
				shall be maintained in compliance with state and federal requirements and shall
				be housed in the Division office until such time as they are no longer needed
				for current management use.
(b) The
				Administrator of the Division shall designate a person who shall maintain and
				manage the Division records file.
(c) The records file will be reviewed
				annually by designated Division staff and a determination will be made if
				individual records are to be:
(i) Held at the
				Division; stored in Archives; or, destroyed.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 2 - AGING DIVISION ADMINISTRATION › Section 2-4 - Hearing Process - Appeal

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Division
				shall provide an opportunity for a hearing for:
(i) An eligible entity applying for
				designation as a planning and service area whose application has been
				denied.
(ii) An eligible entity
				whose application for designation as a planning and service has been approved,
				but the designation of an area agency on aging has been withheld by the
				Division.
(iii) A
				grantee/contractor who was providing nutritional services under the Older
				Americans Act before 1978, and whose application has been denied.
(iv) Any other grantee/contractor whose
				application to provide services has been denied.
(v) A grantee/contractor under termination,
				suspension, reduction of funds, or audit exception by the Division for failure
				to comply with the terms of the grant or contract.
(vi) An individual after exhaustion of the
				local hearing process, if:
(A) The individual
				believes that he or she has been denied a service that is available under the
				grant/contract because the local policy is stricter than the federal or state
				law or policy covering either the service or eligibility; and
(B) The individual has already requested and
				been denied a hearing from the grantee/contractor; or
(C) The grantee/contractor has conducted a
				hearing and found against the individual.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 2 - AGING DIVISION ADMINISTRATION › Section 2-5 - Public Hearings - Public Notice

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Division
				shall hold at least one public hearing in the state on a New State Plan.
(i) The public hearing shall include:
(A) Forty-five (45) days public notice of
				time and place in at least one (1) newspaper of statewide
				circulation;
(B) Access to
				information upon which the meeting is being held; and
(C) Opportunity to present written and/or
				oral comment on the issues.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 2 - AGING DIVISION ADMINISTRATION › Section 2-6 - Monitoring, Assessing, Evaluating of and Technical Assistance to Grantees and Contractors

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Division
				shall monitor, assess, evaluate and provide technical assistance to
				grantees/contractors as specified below:
(i)
				Monitoring: The Division will review and analyze required monthly and quarterly
				program performance reports and fiscal reports.
(A) The Division staff will periodically
				conduct an on-site review of each grantee to evaluate individual client records
				and reports, and to ensure that:
(I) Services
				to individual clients are being provided as requested on the intake
				form;
(II) Services are received
				according to each client's functional status;
(III) Each client's physical and emotional
				well-being and safety are being taken into consideration;
(IV) Care plans, contracts, and service
				agreements are followed as specified; and
(V) Quality of life and of care is assured in
				each individual case, consistent with an approved plan and funding.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 2 - AGING DIVISION ADMINISTRATION › Section 2-7 - Review and Comment

Current through July 13, 2024
The Division shall review and comment on all state plans,
				  budgets and policies affecting the elderly by the following:
(a) The Division will develop procedures, in
				cooperation with appropriate State agencies, to receive for comment state
				plans, policies, budgets, and applications that may affect the elderly in
				Wyoming.
(b) Copies of comments
				will be sent to the entities developing such state plans, policies, and budgets
				affecting the elderly.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 2 - AGING DIVISION ADMINISTRATION › Section 2-8 - Interagency Agreements

Current through July 13, 2024
The Division will develop, and update periodically,
				  interagency agreements regarding services for the elderly by the
				  following:
(a) Developing current and
				projected coordinated activities at the state and local level by identifying
				services affecting the elderly;
(b)
				Reviewing the agreements at state and local levels for compliance with the
				terms of the interagency agreement; and
(c) Submitting proposed agreements, memoranda
				of understanding or similar undertakings, to the State Planning Coordinator's
				Office for clearance before execution and implementation thereof.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 3 - PLANNING AND SERVICE AREAS › Section 3-1 - Designation

Current through July 13, 2024
The Division shall divide the state into planning and
				  service areas in the following manner:
(a) Applications for designation as a
				planning and service area shall be submitted to the Division only by officials
				of an eligible entity.
(b) The
				application must include a description of the following:
(i) The geographical region, population and
				number of elderly persons in the geographical region proposed for designation
				as a planning and service area;
(ii) How the administration of the proposed
				planning and service area will be more efficient and cost effective than the
				present single planning and service area administered by the
				Division;
(iii) The system by which
				services will be delivered in the proposed planning and service area;
				and
(iv) The budget for the
				administration of the proposed planning and service area.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 3 - PLANNING AND SERVICE AREAS › Section 3-2 - Designation of an Area Agency on Aging

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Division
				shall designate an area agency on aging only after an approved planning and
				service area has been designated, as explained in Section
				1.
(b) Application for designation as
				an area agency on aging must include, at a minimum:
(i) Name, address and telephone number of the
				applicant;
(ii) A description of
				the proposed area agency's methods for carrying out its functions and
				responsibilities under the Older Americans Act;
(iii) Written testimony of the units of
				general purpose local government within the planning and service
				area;
(iv) Written testimony of the
				local senior citizens boards of directors, advisory boards and project
				directors which are within the planning and service areas and are funded under
				the Division;
(v) A proposed
				staffing plan that identifies the number and types of staff assigned to carry
				out area agency responsibilities and functions; and
(vi) A proposed budget for services and
				administration for two (2) succeeding years of operation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 4 - Grazing and Agricultural Leasing › Section 4-2 - Supportive Services and Senior Centers

Current through July 13, 2024
As used in this chapter:
(a) "AUM" means an "animal-unit-month," which
				is equivalent to the quantity of forage necessary to sustain one cow and one
				calf for one month.
(b) "Board"
				means the Board of Land Commissioners.
(c) "Director" means the Director of the
				Office of State Lands and Investments.
(d) "Office" means the Office of State Lands
				and Investments.
(e) "Parity Ratio"
				means a measure of price received for agricultural products divided by the
				parity index. The parity ratio is an indication of the per unit purchasing
				power of agricultural commodities generally in terms of the goods and services
				currently bought by agriculturalists, in relation to purchasing power of
				agricultural products in the 1910 - 1914 base period.
(f) "Surface impact payment" means money paid
				by a user of state lands in compensation for potential negative impacts to the
				fee simple or leasehold estate, including, but not limited to, destruction of
				forage, disruption of grazing, agricultural, or commercial operations,
				nuisance, inconvenience, and for incidental use of the land surface.
(g) "Vacant land" means land not currently
				subject to a grazing and agricultural lease from the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 4 - Grazing and Agricultural Leasing › Section 4-4 - Long Term Care Ombudsman

Current through July 13, 2024
Leases for grazing or agricultural purposes shall be for a
				  term of ten years, unless a shorter term is designated in special circumstances
				  by the Board.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 4 - Grazing and Agricultural Leasing › Section 4-5 - Legal Assistance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Forms. All
				applications to lease lands for grazing or agricultural purposes shall be made
				on forms furnished by the Office. Application forms must be completed in full.
				Any false or incomplete statement willfully made that materially affects the
				application will be considered as fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation and shall
				be cause for the rejection of the application.
(b) Signature. If an application is signed by
				a party other than the lessee, the legal instrument authorizing such signature,
				e.g., power of attorney, letters of administration, letters testamentary, final
				decree of distribution, etc., together with the required filing fee must
				accompany the application.
(c)
				Filing Periods.
(i) All applications to renew
				a lease of grazing and agricultural lands under outstanding leases must be
				filed in the Office not earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to and
				not later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date of the existing
				lease. Any conflicting lease application to lease grazing and agricultural
				lands under any existing lease shall be filed in the Office not earlier than
				one hundred twenty (120) days prior to, and not later than ninety (90) days
				prior to the expiration date of the existing lease. Upon receipt of a
				conflicting lease application the Office shall notify the current lessee that a
				conflicting lease application has been received and shall provide the current
				lessee not less than thirty (30) days from receipt of notice to file a lease
				renewal application. If an expiration date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal
				holiday, applications shall be accepted on the following workday. At least 120
				days prior to the expiration of a lease, the Office shall mail a lease
				application form to the lessee or his authorized agent at the address on file
				in the Office.
(ii) Specific filing
				periods for particular tracts of vacant land will be established by
				advertisement. Multiple applications received during an advertised filing
				period shall be considered "conflicting applications" under the provisions of
				subsection (d) of this section.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0003 - Aging Division › Chapter 5 - GRANT APPS/CONTRACTS UNDER OLDER AMERICANS ACT › Section 5-1 - Public Notice to Accept Grant Applications/Contracts

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The
				Division will provide written notice no later than April 30 on the process for
				accepting grant applications funded under the Older Americans Act covering a
				project period beginning October 1 through September 30 of the following year,
				which shall include:
(i) Thirty (30) days
				public notice of the process in at least one newspaper with statewide
				distribution; and.
(ii) Information
				regarding the submission of a letter of intent to make application.