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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0071 - Wyoming Immunization Program › Chapter 5 - Wyoming Immunization Information System › Section 5-16 - Public Health Emergency

Current through July 13, 2024
When the State Health Officer authorizes the ordering of
				  vaccines in response to a public health emergency, a primary health care
				  provider who receives or administers such vaccines shall enter immunization
				  information into the IIS within the time frame designated by the State Health
				  Officer.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0072 - Naloxone Policy and Reporting › Chapter 1 - NALOXONE POLICY AND REPORTING › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Department of Health (Department) promulgates
				  these rules under the authority granted by Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										35-4-904(b).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0072 - Naloxone Policy and Reporting › Chapter 1 - NALOXONE POLICY AND REPORTING › Section 1-2 - Purpose & Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules establish additional requirements for the drug
				  overdose treatment policy that an entity prescribed an opiate antagonist by
				  standing order is required to establish under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										35-4-904(b). These rules
				  also provide the required manner and form for reporting the administration of
				  an opiate antagonist to the Department.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0072 - Naloxone Policy and Reporting › Chapter 1 - NALOXONE POLICY AND REPORTING › Section 1-3 - Treatment Policy

Current through July 13, 2024
In addition to the requirements of Wyo. Stat. Ann. §
									
										35-4-904(b)(i), the drug
				  overdose treatment policy must include a procedure for the designation of
				  individuals to receive training and instructional materials on how to safely
				  store and handle an opiate antagonist and used medical material.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0072 - Naloxone Policy and Reporting › Chapter 1 - NALOXONE POLICY AND REPORTING › Section 1-4 - Reporting

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An entity prescribed an opiate antagonist
				by standing order shall report to the Department the administration of an
				opiate antagonist according to the following.
(i) The entity shall submit a complete
				Naloxone Report form to the Department, electronically or in another manner
				approved by the Department. The Naloxone Report form is available at
				[[www.health.wyo.gov]].
(ii) A
				report must be submitted to the Department within 72 hours of the
				administration of the opiate antagonist.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0073 - Volunteer Health Services Program › Chapter 1 - VOLUNTEER HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This Chapter is promulgated by the
				Department of Health pursuant to the Volunteer Health Services Program Act at
				Wyoming Statutes §§
									
										35-31-101
				through
				35-31-103.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0073 - Volunteer Health Services Program › Chapter 1 - VOLUNTEER HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM › Section 1-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The rules in this chapter are adopted to
				implement a volunteer health services program under which the Department may
				execute contracts with health care providers and medical facilities to deliver
				volunteer health care services to low income persons, and the Wyoming
				Governmental Claims Act shall apply to those providers and
				facilities.
(b) The Department may
				issue manuals and bulletins 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.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0073 - Volunteer Health Services Program › Chapter 1 - VOLUNTEER HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The definitions contained in Wyoming
				Statute §
									
										35-31-101
				are incorporated. Except as otherwise specified, the terminology used in this
				Chapter has the standard meaning used in health care.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0073 - Volunteer Health Services Program › Chapter 1 - VOLUNTEER HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM › Section 1-4 - Volunteer Health Services, Application of Claims Act, Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For purposes of the Volunteer Health
				Services Program (the program), a health care provider, in order to be
				considered a public employee, or a medical facility, in order to be considered
				a medical facility of the state, shall enter into a fully executed volunteer
				health services contract with the Department, on a form approved by the Wyoming
				Attorney General, before providing volunteer health care covered by the
				program. The contract shall be in substantial compliance with the provisions of
				Wyoming Statute §
									
										35-31-102(b) through
				(e).
(b) Before treating a patient who will be
				covered under a contract pursuant to the program, the treating health care
				provider or facility shall obtain the signature of the patient or the patient's
				representative on a disclosure form that meets the requirements of Wyoming
				Statute §
									
										35-31-103, is approved by the Department, and
				attests that the patient meets the qualifications of Wyoming Statute §
									
										35-31-101(a)(iv).
(c) The Department, health care provider, or
				medical facility may terminate the contract upon written notice of its intent
				to terminate at least five (5) business days before the contract termination
				date, unless the Department determines that immediate termination is necessary
				to protect the safety of patients. A contract with a provider shall be deemed
				terminated immediately upon suspension or revocation of the provider's
				authority to practice pursuant to the applicable chapter of Title 33 of the
				Wyoming Statutes. A contract with a medical facility shall be deemed terminated
				immediately upon suspension or revocation of the facility's license pursuant to
				Wyoming Statute §
									
										35-2-905.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0073 - Volunteer Health Services Program › Chapter 1 - VOLUNTEER HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM › Section 1-5 - Superseding Effect

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This Chapter supersedes all prior rules
				or policy statements issued by the Wyoming Department or its designee,
				including manuals and bulletins that are inconsistent with this
				Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Department of Health (the Department) promulgates
				  this Chapter pursuant to the authority granted in Wyoming Statute §
									9-2-106(a)(vii)
				  and W.S. §
									9-2-131.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-2 - Purpose and Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department adopts this Chapter to
				govern the establishment and operation of the Wyoming Health Information
				Exchange by the Wyoming Frontier Health Information Program ("WYFI"). This
				Chapter establishes how data is used, stored, and exchanged between
				participants and authorized users. It also establishes the Department's
				collection of reasonable participation fees for use of the Health Information
				Exchange.
(b) The Department may
				issue manuals and bulletins to participating providers and other affected third
				parties to interpret the provisions of this Chapter. Such manuals and bulletins
				shall be consistent with and reflect the provisions contained in this
				Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise specified, the
				terminology used in this Chapter is the standard terminology and has the
				standard meaning used in healthcare, including the Health Insurance Portability
				and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Health Information Technology for Economic
				and Clinical Health Act (HITECH).
(b) For the purpose of these rules and
				regulations, the following definitions shall apply:
(i) "Authorized User" means an individual or
				entity authorized by a participant or the WYFI to use the Health Information
				Exchange for a permitted use as outlined in the WYFI Policy and Procedure
				Manual.
(ii) "Data" means protected
				health information, or information that identifies a patient that is used,
				stored, or exchanged between participants and authorized users with the Health
				Information Exchange.
(iii) "Health
				Information Exchange" means the system operated by the WYFI that allows
				participants and authorized users to electronically use, store, or exchange
				data.
(iv) "Participant" means an
				entity that has entered into a participant agreement with the WYFI to use the
				Health Information Exchange.
(v)
				"Patient" means an individual who has received or will receive treatment for
				healthcare services from a WYFI participant, authorized user, from authorized
				users of other health information exchanges, or whose records are stored in a
				public health registry.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-4 - General Provisions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Health Information Exchange is
				established as a federated data repository that facilitates the exchange of
				data among participants and authorized users, including other health
				information exchanges and public health registries.
(b) This Chapter is intended to implement and
				be read in conjunction with applicable Wyoming Statutes and federal
				law.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-5 - Collection and Exchange of Data

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All data will be stored in a secure
				hosting facility provided by the WYFI contractor, with access regulated and
				controlled in accordance with state and federal laws, including HIPAA and
				HITECH.
(b) The Health Information
				Exchange will include data from participants contributing data unless a patient
				has opted out.
(c) All data used,
				stored, transmitted, or exchanged by the Health Information Exchange under this
				Chapter is not subject to disclosure under the Wyoming Public Records Act,
				Wyoming Statute §
									16-4-201(a)(v).
				This includes information accessible by the Department and assigned
				contractors.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-6 - Participation and Health Information Exchange Access

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Access and participation in the Health
				Information Exchange by participants and authorized users is voluntary.
(i) An agency, organization, facility, or
				other health information exchanges may apply to participate in the Health
				Information Exchange by submitting a request and then entering into a
				participant agreement with the WYFI.
(ii) A Department program, or a business
				associate, including those of a participant, may apply to participate in the
				Health Information Exchange as an authorized user by submitting a
				request.
(iii) All participants,
				authorized users, and their workforce members, agents, or contractors shall be
				required to electronically agree to the WYFI Health Information Exchange End
				User License Agreement (EULA) prior to accessing the Health Information
				Exchange data and services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-7 - Use of Data

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Participants and authorized users may
				only use the Health Information Exchange and data for the following purposes:
(i) For treatment, payment, and healthcare
				operations, as defined by HIPAA;
(ii) For any other use that is permitted or
				required under HIPAA, the WYFI Policy and Procedure Manual, or other applicable
				law governing the use and disclosure of data; or,
(iii) To facilitate the implementation of
				meaningful use criteria as required under the American Recovery and
				Reinvestment Act of 2009, the 21st Century Cures
				Act, and their related federal regulations, as permitted by
				HIPAA
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-8 - Patient Requests to Opt-Out

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Patients may request to opt-out of having
				their data in the Health Information Exchange by submitting a request to an
				active participant.
(b) The
				participant shall then forward the patient's opt-out request to WYFI.
(c) WYFI shall manage all patient opt-out
				requests.
(d) If a patient has
				elected to opt-out, all participants and authorized users shall not have access
				to that patient's data in the Health Information Exchange.
(e) A patient may elect to opt back in at any
				time by submitting a written request directly to WYFI.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-9 - Patient Requests for Verification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A patient who has opted out may submit a
				request to WYFI for verification that their data is properly excluded from the
				Health Information Exchange.
(b)
				The written request shall contain:
(i) The
				name of the patient filing the request;
(ii) A statement requesting the WYFI review
				information and verify the patient's data is properly excluded from the Health
				Information Exchange;
(iii) The
				date of the patient's initial request to opt-out and any related communication
				from the WYFI or the participant;
(iv) Information explaining why the patient
				believes their data was not properly excluded from the Health Information
				Exchange.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0074 - Wyoming Frontier Health Information Exchange (WYFI) Program › Chapter 1 - WYOMING FRONTIER HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE › Section 1-10 - Participation Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department shall assess reasonable
				participation fees for connection and access to the Health Information
				Exchange.
(b) Fees shall be payable
				in the exact amount and are non-refundable.
(c) The Department shall assess fees based on
				a participant or authorized user's taxonomy and usage category, which shall be
				determined by the Department upon initial connection or request for
				access.
(d) The Department may
				periodically conduct revalidation of the participant or authorized user's
				category by requesting the resubmission of information provided at the time of
				initial connection.
(i) The Department may
				assess a different fee after revalidation is completed for participants who no
				longer qualify in their initial fee category.
(ii) The Department shall not revalidate
				participants more than once every year.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0075 - Health Care Innovation Studies › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations for Health Care Innovation Studies › Section 1-2 - Purpose And Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) These rules establish the standards and
				procedures of the Department's health care innovation account program and apply
				to applicants seeking to receive:
(i) Health
				care innovation account funding under
				W.S.
				9-2-128; or
(ii) A waiver of existing rules under
				W.S.
				9-2-129.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0075 - Health Care Innovation Studies › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations for Health Care Innovation Studies › 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) "Health care innovation account funding"
				means the provision of funds from the health care innovation account
				established under
				W.S.
				9-2-128(b); and
(iii) "Innovative study" means as defined
				under
				W.S.
				9-2-128(g)(i) and
				(ii).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0075 - Health Care Innovation Studies › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations for Health Care Innovation Studies › Section 1-4 - Application for Health Care Innovation Account Funding

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If the Department elects to make health
				care innovation account funding available to persons undertaking innovative
				studies, the Department shall post an open call for applications. An open call
				for applications must:
(i) Be open for a
				period no less than three months but no more than one year;
(ii) Be publically posted online at the
				Department's website:
https://health.wyo.gov
; and
(iii) Establish the required form and manner
				to apply for funding.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0075 - Health Care Innovation Studies › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations for Health Care Innovation Studies › Section 1-5 - Award or Denial of Health Care Innovation Account Funding

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) At the close of the open call period
				established by the Department, the Department shall convene a review committee
				to evaluate each complete and timely-submitted application that has been
				submitted pursuant to Section
				4 of this Chapter. The review committee must
				be comprised of at least three Department officials or employees, who possess
				relevant subject matter expertise and no conflict of interest.
(b) The review committee shall evaluate each
				application packet based on the criteria established under Section
				4 of this Chapter. The committee may request
				additional information from the applicant or from outside experts as needed to
				evaluate the application.
(c) Based
				on the review committee's evaluation, the review committee shall recommend the
				Director to either approve or deny an application for funding.
(d) After receipt of the review committee's
				recommendations for all evaluated applications submitted during the open call
				period, the Director shall either approve or deny each application for funding.
				The Director shall base the decision on the review committee's recommendation
				and availability of funds.
(i) If the
				Director approves an application, the Department and applicant shall execute an
				agreement pursuant to
				W.S.
				9-2-128. If an agreement cannot be reached or
				the Attorney General does not approve of the agreement, the Director's approval
				of health care innovation account funding is deemed revoked.
(ii) If the Director denies an application,
				the applicant is not entitled to request a contested case proceeding pursuant
				to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act,
				W.S.
				16-3-101 to -115.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0075 - Health Care Innovation Studies › Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations for Health Care Innovation Studies › Section 1-6 - Application for Waiver of Rules to Conduct an Innovative Study

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A person conducting an innovative study
				may request a waiver of Department rules if necessary to carry out the
				innovative study.
(b) In order to
				receive a waiver of rules to conduct an innovative study, a person undertaking
				an innovative study shall submit a waiver application to the Department. The
				waiver application must be submitted in the manner and form established by the
				Department and include a description of:
(i)
				The particular rule or rules for which a waiver is requested; and
(ii) The justifications for a waiver,
				including why no alternative exists to accomplish the purposes of the study but
				for a waiver being granted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0076 - 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 0076 - 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 0076 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MEDICAL DIGITAL INNOVATION SANDBOX › Section 1-4 - Eligibility for the Medical Digital Innovation Sandbox

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A person is eligible to apply to the
				Department to make an innovative medical digital assessment product or service
				available to consumers in the medical digital innovation sandbox subject to the
				following conditions:
(i) The person shall
				own, operate, or belong to a business entity with necessary personnel and
				adequate medical digital and technical expertise to test, monitor, and assess
				the innovative medical digital assessment product or service;
(ii) The business entity shall be a domestic
				corporation or other organized domestic entity;
(iii) The business entity shall have a
				physical presence in Wyoming, other than that of a registered office or agent,
				as verified by the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office; and
(iv) If the person applying is only an
				employee of the business entity, the person shall obtain the consent of the
				entity to apply on its behalf.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0076 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MEDICAL DIGITAL INNOVATION SANDBOX › Section 1-5 - Method of Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If eligible under Section
				4 of this Chapter, a person may apply to the
				Department to make an innovative medical digital assessment product or service
				available to consumers in the medical digital innovation sandbox in the form
				and manner publicly-posted online at the Department's website:
https://health.wyo.gov
.
(b) At a minimum, the application must
				include:
(i) A statement of:
(A) The specific statutory or rule
				requirements for which a waiver is sought; and
(B) The reasons why these requirements
				prohibit the innovative medical digital assessment product or service from
				being made available to consumers;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0076 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MEDICAL DIGITAL INNOVATION SANDBOX › Section 1-6 - Authorization or Denial of Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Director shall authorize or deny a
				medical digital innovation sandbox application within ninety (90) days of
				receiving the application, subject to the following conditions:
(i) If the Department requires a criminal
				history background check under Section
				5(c) of this Chapter, the
				application is not considered received until the Department receives the
				required state and national criminal history record information.
(ii) The Department and the applicant may
				jointly agree to extend the deadline beyond ninety (90) days.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0076 - Medical Digital Innovation › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE MEDICAL DIGITAL INNOVATION SANDBOX › Section 1-7 - Operation in the Sandbox

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Prior to the commencement of the sandbox
				period, a person authorized to operate in the sandbox shall:
(i) Post a consumer protection bond with the
				Department in an amount established by the Department pursuant to
				W.S.
				40-28-103(h); and
(ii) Provide the Department a copy of the
				written statement to consumers required under W.S.
				W.S.
				40-28-105(b).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Department of Health (Department) promulgates
				  these Rules under 2012 Wyoming Session Laws 93-94 (ch. 26, § 48b, n.7),
				  Wyoming Session Laws chapter 79, section (3)(d), and Wyoming
				  Statutes9-2-102, -106, -2701; and
				  35-1-620(b).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Department of Health (Department) promulgates
				  these Rules under 2012 Wyoming Session Laws 93-94 (ch. 26, § 48 b, n. 7)
				  and Wyoming Statutes
										7-13-1605, -1613;
				  
										9-2-102, -106, -2701; and
				  
										35-1-620(b).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-2 - Purpose and Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This Chapter establishes the Department's
				authority to promulgate these Rules related to mental health and substance use
				disorder services, the definitions of terms used in these Rules, the standards
				incorporated by reference in these Rules, and other general
				provisions.
(b) This Chapter
				applies to all chapters promulgated under these Rules.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-4 - Incorporations by Reference

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) For any code, standard, rule, or
				regulation incorporated by reference in these Rules:
(i) The Department 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 (b) of this section; and
(iii) The incorporated code, standard, rule,
				or regulation is maintained at
https://health.wyo.gov/behavioralhealth/mhsa/
and is available for public inspection and copying at cost at the same
				location.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-1 - Purpose and Applicability

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) This Chapter establishes the
				certification criteria and process for behavioral health service
				providers.
(b) This Chapter applies
				to all behavioral health service providers.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-2 - Certification Eligibility

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to Wyoming Statute9-2-2701(c), the
				Department may not allocate to a provider state funds for substance use
				disorder treatment unless the provider is certified by the Department under
				these Rules.
(b) In order to be
				certified, the following types of providers must be nationally accredited, as
				follows:
(i) If a provider seeks to receive
				funds from the Department pursuant to the Community Human Services Act and
				Chapter 3 of these Rules, the provider must be nationally accredited for each
				behavioral health service to be funded by the Department.
(ii) If a substance use disorder residential
				treatment services provider provides services to court-ordered clients the
				provider must be nationally accredited for substance use disorder residential
				treatment services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-2 - Certification Eligibility

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to Wyoming Statute
										9-2-2701(c), the Department
				may not allocate to a provider state funds for substance use disorder treatment
				unless the provider is certified by the Department under these Rules.
(b) In order to be certified, the following
				types of providers must be nationally accredited, as follows:
(i) If a provider seeks to receive funds from
				the Department pursuant to the Community Human Services Act and Chapter 3 of
				these Rules, the provider must be nationally accredited for each core
				behavioral health service to be funded by the Department.
(ii) If a provider seeks to receive funds
				from the Department pursuant to the Court Supervised Treatment Act and Chapter
				6 of these Rules, the provider must be nationally accredited for each core
				behavioral health service to be funded by the Department.
(iii) If a substance use disorder residential
				treatment services provider provides services to court ordered clients the
				provider must be nationally accredited for substance use disorder residential
				treatment services.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-3 - Certification Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In order to be certified by the
				Department, a provider shall submit a complete certification application in the
				form established by the Department through the Department's public
				website.
(b) A certification
				application must provide documentation or other evidence that the provider is
				nationally accredited pursuant to Section
				2 of this Chapter or satisfies the
				applicable certification requirements established under Section
				8 of this Chapter. The certification
				requirements under Section
				8 of this Chapter are deemed satisfied if
				the provider is nationally accredited pursuant to Section
				2 of this Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-3 - Certification Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In order to be certified by the
				Department, a provider shall submit a complete certification application in the
				form established by the Department through the Department's website:
https://health.wyo.gov/behavioralhealth/mhsa/certification/
.
(b) A certification application must provide
				documentation or other evidence that the provider is nationally accredited
				pursuant to Section
				2 of this Chapter or satisfies the
				applicable certification requirements established under Section
				8 of this Chapter. The certification
				requirements under Section
				8 of this Chapter are deemed satisfied if
				the provider is nationally accredited pursuant to Section
				2 of this Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-4 - Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of a complete certification
				application, the Department shall review the application for compliance with
				these Rules.
(i) The Department's review may
				include an on-site inspection and independent verification of national
				accreditation with the accrediting body, if applicable.
(ii) The Department shall approve or deny a
				completed application within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the
				application.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-4 - Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of a complete certification
				application, the Department shall review the application for compliance with
				these Rules.
(i) The Department's review may
				include an on-site inspection and independent verification of national
				accreditation with the accrediting body, if applicable.
(ii) The Department shall approve or deny a
				completed application within sixty (60) calendar days after receiving the
				application.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-5 - Renewal of Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A renewal certification grants the same
				rights and imposes the same duties as an initial certification under Section
				4(b) of this
				Chapter.
(b) In order to renew
				certification, a certified provider shall submit to the Department a complete
				renewal application in the form established by the Department through the
				Department's public website.
(i) A renewal
				application must:
(A) Be submitted to the
				Department no less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the expiration date
				of a provider's certification; and
(B) Provide documentation or other evidence
				that the provider continues to satisfy the certification standards established
				under Section
				8 of this Chapter or continues to maintain
				national accreditation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-5 - Renewal of Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A renewed certification grants the same
				rights and imposes the same duties as an initial certification under Section
				4(b) of this
				Chapter.
(b) In order to renew
				certification, a certified provider shall submit to the Department a complete
				renewal application in the form established by the Department through the
				Department's website:
https://health.wyo.gov/behavioralhealth/mhsa/certification/
.
(i) A renewal application must:
(A) Be submitted no less than sixty (60)
				calendar days prior to the expiration date of a provider's certification;
				and
(B) Provide documentation or
				other evidence that the provider continues to satisfy the certification
				standards established under Section
				8 of this Chapter or continues to maintain
				national accreditation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-6 - Denial and Revocation of Certification

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Department may deny a certification
				application, including an application to renew certification, or revoke a
				certification on the following grounds:
(i)
				Failure to submit a complete application in the form and manner established by
				the Department;
(ii) Failure to
				comply with Section
				8 of this Chapter if a provider is not
				nationally accredited;
(iii)
				Failure to maintain national accreditation if national accreditation is
				required under Section
				2(b) of this
				Chapter;
(iv) Failure to provide
				services in accordance with the applicable standard of care for the profession
				involved;
(v) Existence of a
				condition creating serious detriment to the health, safety, or welfare of
				clients;
(vi) Failure to complete a
				resolution plan or failure to submit a resolution plan within required
				timelines under Chapter 4 of these Rules; or
(vii) Prior revocation of a certification by
				the Department within three (3) years previous to the date the renewal
				application is submitted.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-7 - Changes in Ownership or Termination of Operations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A certification is
				non-transferable.
(b) If there is a
				change or transfer in ownership of a certified provider:
(i) The provider's certification expires on
				the effective date of the change or transfer in ownership; and
(ii) The new owner(s) shall submit a new
				certification application to the Department in order to become a certified
				provider.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-8 - Certification Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To be certified or to renew
				certification, a provider of substance use disorder services, who is not
				nationally accredited pursuant to Section
				2 of this Chapter, shall meet the following
				standards as applicable:
(i) Organizational
				and administrative standards according to Section
				9 of this Chapter;
(ii) Clinical staff and supervision standards
				according to Section
				10 of this Chapter;
(iii) Client case records according to
				Section 11 of this
				Chapter;
(iv) General substance use
				disorder service standards according to Section
				12 of this Chapter;
(v) Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
				service standards according to Section
				13 of this Chapter; and
(vi) Impaired driving education service
				standards according to Section
				14 of this Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-8 - Certification Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) To be certified or to renew
				certification, a provider of substance use disorder services, who is not
				nationally accredited pursuant to Section
				2 of this Chapter, shall meet the following
				standards as applicable:
(i) Organizational
				and administrative standards according to Section
				9 of this Chapter;
(ii) Clinical staff and supervision standards
				according to Section
				10 of this Chapter;
(iii) Clinical case records according to
				Section 11 of this
				Chapter;
(iv) General substance use
				disorder service standards according to Section
				12 of this Chapter;
(v) IOP service standards according to
				Section 13 of this Chapter;
				and
(vi) DUI/MIP service standards
				according to Section
				14 of this Chapter.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-9 - Organizational and Administrative Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a provider is neither a county
				hospital nor a governmental entity, the provider shall have documentation:
(i) Filed with the Secretary of State
				evidencing the authority to conduct business within the State of Wyoming;
				or
(ii) Filed with the city or
				county of business evidencing authority to conduct business within the
				jurisdiction.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-9 - Organizational and Administrative Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If a provider is neither a hospital nor a
				governmental entity, the provider shall have documentation:
(i) Filed with the Secretary of State
				evidencing the authority to conduct business within the State of Wyoming;
				or
(ii) Filed with the city or
				county of business evidencing authority to conduct business within the
				jurisdiction.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-10 - Clinical Staff and Supervision

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Clinical services must be provided by
				qualified clinical staff capable of:
(i)
				Monitoring substance use disorders and stabilized mental health
				illnesses;
(ii) Recognizing any
				instability of clients with co-occurring mental health diagnoses;
(iii) Obtaining and interpreting information
				regarding the client's biopsychosocial and spiritual needs; and
(iv) Demonstrating competency in working with
				substance use disorder clients.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-10 - Clinical Staff and Supervision

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Clinical services must be provided by
				qualified clinical staff capable of:
(i)
				Monitoring substance use disorders and stabilized mental health
				illnesses;
(ii) Recognizing any
				instability of clients with co-occurring mental health diagnoses;
(iii) Obtaining and interpreting information
				regarding the client's bio-psychosocial and spiritual needs; and
(iv) Demonstrating competency in working with
				substance use disorder clients.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-12 - General Substance Use Disorder Service Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A provider shall deliver therapies and
				intervention services in an amount, frequency, and intensity appropriate to the
				client's individualized treatment plan.
(i) A
				provider shall utilize family therapy when indicated by client needs and, with
				the consent of the client, shall involve family members, guardians, or
				significant other(s) in the assessment, treatment, and continuing care of the
				client.
(ii) If a provider delivers
				group therapy, the group must be composed of two (2) or more unrelated clients
				for the purpose of implementing each client's treatment plan. A provider shall
				deliver group therapy consistent with evidence-based practice. 12-Step meetings
				are not considered group therapy.
(iii) For clients with co-occurring mental
				health concerns, a provider shall address the issues of psychotropic
				medication, mental health treatment, and the client's relationship to substance
				use disorders. A provider shall employ intervention strategies, as needed.
				Co-occurring treatment must include therapies to actively address, monitor, and
				manage psychotropic medication, mental health treatment, and the interaction
				with substance use related disorders.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-12 - General Substance Use Disorder Service Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A provider shall provide therapies and
				intervention services in an amount, frequency, and intensity appropriate to the
				client's individualized treatment plan.
(i) A
				provider shall utilize family therapy when indicated by client needs and, with
				the consent of the client, shall involve family members, guardians, or
				significant other(s) in the assessment, treatment, and continuing care of the
				client.
(ii) If a provider provides
				group therapy, the group must be composed of two (2) or more unrelated clients
				for the purpose of implementing each person's treatment plan. A provider shall
				provide group therapy consistent with evidence-based practice. 12-Step meetings
				are not considered group therapy.
(iii) For clients with mental health
				concerns, a provider shall address the issues of psychotropic medication and
				mental health treatment and their relationship to substance use disorders. A
				provider shall employ intervention strategies, as needed. Co-occurring
				treatment must include therapies to actively address, monitor, and manage
				psychotropic medication, mental health treatment, and the interaction with
				substance use related disorders.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 048 - Health, Department of › Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services › Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 2-13 - Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Service Standards

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) IOP services must:
(i) Consist of nine (9) to nineteen (19)
				hours per week of structured programming for adults consisting primarily of
				counseling, psychoeducation, psychotherapy to address addiction and
				co-occurring mental health conditions, and six (6) hours per week of structured
				clinical treatment programming for adolescents, except while the client is
				being transitioned into a lower level of care;
(ii) Vary in intensity and duration based on
				ASAM Criteria and the SAMHSA TIP 47;
(iii) Begin services within two (2) weeks of
				the initial clinical assessment. If the provider is unable to begin services
				within the two (2) week time frame, the provider shall complete a referral and
				warm hand-off; and
(iv) Address the
				client's needs for psychiatric and medical services through consultation and
				referral.