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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0002 - Military Assistance Trust Fund, Wyoming › Chapter 3 - WYOMING MILITARY ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND › Section 3-3 - Plan Implementation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Adjutant
				General of the State of Wyoming shall fully implement the intent of the
				legislature in enacting the Wyoming Military Assistance Trust Fund as contained
				in W.S.
				19-7-401 through
				19-7-403. As the Military
				Assistance Trust Fund may be available only as funds are provided by the
				Wyoming legislature, the plan will be administered to fully utilize the
				authorized funds. However, if funds are curtailed, a priority shall be
				established to best advance the goals of the legislature in enacting the fund.
				The Adjutant General is the final authority in administering the Wyoming
				Military Assistance Trust Fund.
(b)
				The Adjutant General, and designees, are permitted to exercise a wide latitude
				of good faith discretion in administering the rules set forth herein. Moreover,
				except for eligibility requirements, the Adjutant General, and designees
				possess discretion to waive the requirements set forth herein.
(c) Evaluative Criterion For Approval (may
				include but are not limited to):
(i) Nature
				of assistance requested;
(ii)
				Degree of financial hardship;
(A) Current
				family income;
(B) Debt and
				Obligations;
(C) Number of
				dependents;
(iii) Link
				and causation between financial hardship and military member's active duty
				status;
(A) Change in income (based on
				military active duty);
(B) Changes
				in employment and income status of dependents related to military member's
				active duty status;
(C) Increased
				expenses based on military member's active duty;
(D) Military pay problems;
(E) Other issues of financial hardship
				related to military member's active duty.
(iv) Bankruptcy filed or pending;
(v) Pending Disciplinary Action (Military
				Member Only);
(vi) Length of active
				duty;
(vii) Other aid available
				and/or received;
(viii) Amounts and
				date of any funds previously received from this fund.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0002 - Military Assistance Trust Fund, Wyoming › Chapter 3 - WYOMING MILITARY ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND › Section 3-4 - Eligible Recipients

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any member of
				the Wyoming national guard or a reserve unit that is based in Wyoming who has
				been called to active duty or active state service;
(b) Any Wyoming resident who is a member of a
				military reserve unit that is not based in Wyoming, if the member is called to
				active duty;
(c) Any other Wyoming
				resident performing service in the uniformed services as defined in
				W.S.
				19-11-103(a)(ix) for any
				branch of the military of the United States; and
(d) Members of the immediate family of those
				personnel identified in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section. For
				purposes of this paragraph, "immediate family" means spouse and each child as
				defined by W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				2-1-301(a)(v) and, if they
				are dependents of the member of the military, the parents, grandparents,
				siblings, stepchildren and adult children of the member of the
				military.
(e) Recipients who meet
				the above status criteria must also need assistance as a last resort to address
				financial hardship resulting from the military member's active duty
				status.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0002 - Military Assistance Trust Fund, Wyoming › Chapter 3 - WYOMING MILITARY ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND › Section 3-5 - Application Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Eligible
				recipients may apply for funds, based upon legislative appropriations, by
				submitting a completed application packet containing:
(i) Application for Wyoming Military
				Assistance Trust Fund;
(ii) Wyoming
				State Auditor Form (WOLFS 109);
(iii) Consent and authorization to release
				information;
(iv) Proof of
				residency (if applicable);
(v)
				Proof of military membership and member's active duty status;
(vi) Proof of dependency (if
				applicable);
(vii) Military
				member's most current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) (if
				available);
(viii) Substantiating
				Documents (if applicable, i.e. car repair estimates, rental agreement, utility
				bill, bank statements, employment records, etc.).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0002 - Military Assistance Trust Fund, Wyoming › Chapter 3 - WYOMING MILITARY ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND › Section 3-6 - Assistance

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Payments are subject to legislative
				appropriation, availability of funds, and approval authority
				discretion.
(b) The following areas
				are examples of acceptable reasons for assistance. The examples may, but not
				necessarily do, justify receiving funds (depending on the overall situation):
				food, rent, utilities, emergency transportation and vehicle repair, funeral
				expenses, medical/dental expenses, personal needs when pay is delayed or
				stolen, emergency home repairs (habitability/essential areas but not home
				improvements), etc., as well as other emergency needs at the discretion of the
				approval authority.
(c) Regardless
				of appropriation and availability, funds shall
not
be
				used to:
(i) Help pay for
				nonessentials;
(ii) Finance
				ordinary leave or vacation;
(iii)
				Pay fines or legal expenses;
(iv)
				Help liquidate or consolidate debt;
(v) Assist with house purchase or home
				improvements;
(vi) Cover bad checks
				or pay credit card bills.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0002 - Military Assistance Trust Fund, Wyoming › Chapter 3 - WYOMING MILITARY ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND › Section 3-7 - Appeals

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applicants may appeal decisions by
				requesting an appeal in writing and stating the basis for the reconsideration.
				Send all appeals to: Wyoming Military Department, ATTN: State Family Program
				Director, 5500 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82009.
(b) The appeal authority will be the level
				above the decision authority. Final appeal authority is the Adjutant
				General.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0002 - Military Assistance Trust Fund, Wyoming › Chapter 3 - WYOMING MILITARY ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND › Section 3-8 - Reporting Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Wyoming
				Military Department State Family Program Director shall compile a quarterly
				report to the Adjutant General. The report shall contain information addressed
				in W.S.
				19-7-403, as well as any other information as
				directed by the Adjutant General.
(b) The Adjutant General shall compile and
				report fund information in accordance with W.S. W.S.
				W.S.
				19-7-403.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0003 - First Responder Fund Program › Chapter 5 - FIRST RESPONDER FUND › Section 5-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming First Responder Fund, under certain
				  circumstances, provides payment of employer and employee contributions for any
				  public or private retirement or pension system plan, not to exceed five
				  thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per person per year if the payment is permitted by
				  the Internal Revenue code. Pursuant to W.S. §
									
										19-11-115(f), these rules
				  specifically establish the method for application for funds from the First
				  Responder Fund for persons specified in W.S. §
									
										19-11-115(f) and that are
				  not serving in the Wyoming national guard.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0003 - First Responder Fund Program › Chapter 5 - FIRST RESPONDER FUND › Section 5-3 - Implementation

Current through July 13, 2024
The Adjutant General, or his designee, is permitted to
				  exercise wide latitude of good faith discretion in administering the rules set
				  forth herein. Moreover, the Adjutant General, or his designee possess
				  discretion to waive the requirements set forth herein that are not specifically
				  established by statute.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0003 - First Responder Fund Program › Chapter 5 - FIRST RESPONDER FUND › Section 5-4 - Eligibility Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A person not
				serving in the Wyoming national guard is eligible to apply for and receive
				funds from the First Responder Fund if they are:
(i) A resident of Wyoming at the time they
				are called or ordered into federal service with a National Guard unit in any
				state in the United States. Residency will be determined by the "Home of
				Record" on the Title 10 order (which is the federal document that is used to
				call or order a person into federal service with a national guard unit in any
				state); and
(ii) Whose primary
				occupation is that of a first responder when they are called or ordered into
				federal service with a National Guard unit in any state in the United States.
				"First responder" is an individual who in the initial stages of an incident are
				responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence,
				and the environment, including emergency response providers, emergency
				management, public health, public safety, clinical care, public works, and
				other skilled support personnel that provide immediate support services during
				prevention, response, and recovery operations.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0003 - First Responder Fund Program › Chapter 5 - FIRST RESPONDER FUND › Section 5-5 - Application Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applicants may
				apply for funds from the First Responder Fund by submitting a completed
				application packet that contains the following:
(i) Application for First Responder Fund
				(applications are available from the Wyoming Military Department);
(ii) State of Wyoming WOLFS 109(a) to be
				filled out for the applicant's employer or the Fund;
(iii) Current statement from applicant's
				retirement account(s);
(iv) Letter
				from applicant's employer itemizing employee and employer contribution amounts
				that would have been paid if the employee had not been ordered into federal
				service with a national guard unit in any state in the United States, or were
				paid during the period of time the employee was called or ordered into federal
				service with a national guard unit;
(v) Title 10 orders calling the applicant
				into federal service;
(vi) DD Form
				214, 215 or NGB 22;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0003 - First Responder Fund Program › Chapter 5 - FIRST RESPONDER FUND › Section 5-6 - Payments

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Employer and employee contributions for
				any public or private retirement or pension system plan, not to exceed five
				thousand dollars ($5,000.00) per person per year from the first date of
				eligibility may be paid by the Adjutant General if the payment is permitted by
				the Internal Revenue Code. Payment shall be made upon termination of Title 10
				orders.
(b) Over payments or
				incorrect payments shall be reimbursed by the responsible party to the First
				Responder Fund within 30 days of notification.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0004 - Adjutant General - Information Practices › Chapter 1 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 1-1 - Introduction

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are intended to insure that all records of the
				  Military Department of Wyoming that identify or describe any individual or
				  things done by or to such individual are accurate, pertinent, complete, timely,
				  relevant and reasonably secure from unauthorized access. It is the policy of
				  the Military Department of Wyoming to provide the means for individuals to know
				  all of the Department's personal information systems and the recipients and
				  usage made of such information as well as the procedures for individual review
				  and updating of relevant personal information.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0004 - Adjutant General - Information Practices › Chapter 1 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
a) Access means the ability to obtain the
				information contained in a record of the Department.
b) Department means the Military Department
				of Wyoming.
c) Disclosure means
				providing an individual or agency (other than those authorized access for
				routine use) the information contained in a record.
d) Individuals are all persons on whom the
				Department keeps records or maintains information.
e) Records are any grouping of information
				about an individual that is maintained in the files of the Department that
				contains a name or identifying number or symbol assigned to the individual and
				other information such as education, financial transactions, medical, criminal
				or employment history.
f) Routine
				use is the use of a record for the purpose for which it was collected.
				Publication of information from ad valorem tax returns shall be considered a
				routine use.
g) Statistical record
				is a record kept for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not
				used in a determination about an identifiable individual.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0004 - Adjutant General - Information Practices › Chapter 1 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 1-3 - Exceptions to Disclosure

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department shall not disclose any record by any means of
				  communication to any person who is not an individual to whom the record
				  pertains, except:
a) Upon written
				request or with prior written consent of the individual to whom the record
				pertains, the Department may disclose any such record to any person or
				agency.
b) If the individual has
				not given the Department written consent, the Department may disclose any such
				record if the disclosure is:
i) To officers
				and employees of the Department who have a need for the record in order to
				carry out legally delegated duties of administering or enforcing the laws of
				the State of Wyoming or its political subdivisions.
ii) For a routine use.
iii) To a recipient who has provided the
				Department with adequate advance written assurance that the record will be used
				solely as statistical research or reporting record, and the record is to be
				transferred in a form that is not individually identifiable.
iv) To the State Archives as a record which
				warrants continued preservation.
v)
				To another governmental agency for civil or criminal law enforcement activity,
				provided the requesting agency has made a prior written request to the
				Department specifying the particular record and the enforcement activity for
				which it is sought.
vi) To a person
				showing a compelling circumstance affecting the health or safety of an
				individual.
vii) An order of a
				court of competent jurisdiction.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0004 - Adjutant General - Information Practices › Chapter 1 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 1-4 - Request for Access

Current through July 13, 2024
Individuals may request disclosure to them of the
				  information pertaining to them in the Department's records. Each request must
				  contain the name and address of the individual and the name of the particular
				  records on which the disclosure is to be made. A determination will be made
				  whether the Department's records contain information pertaining to the
				  individual. The individual may be asked for additional information to assist
				  the Department in making the determination; however, the determination shall
				  not be contingent upon the furnishing of the additional
				  information.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0004 - Adjutant General - Information Practices › Chapter 1 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 1-5 - Procedure for Access

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department will respond to requests for access within
				  ten working days and if disclosure was requested, specify the time and place
				  where disclosure is to be made, the requirements for identification of the
				  requesting individual, and the name of the person in the Department to
				  contact.
a) The individual may be
				accompanied by another person of his or her choosing.
b) The time of disclosure will be during
				regular working hours.
c)
				Identification requirements shall be standard picture and signature
				identification card, such as a driver's license. Signatures must compare on the
				original request, the identification card, and an attestation statement
				acquired from the individual prior to the disclosure. This statement shall be
				signed by the individual.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0004 - Adjutant General - Information Practices › Chapter 1 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 1-6 - Disclosure

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department will, after approving a request for
				  disclosure, provide that individual at the set time and place, whatever
				  information pertaining to the individual and records specified
				  contain.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0004 - Adjutant General - Information Practices › Chapter 1 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 1-7 - Correction or Amendment

Current through July 13, 2024
The individual to whom the record pertains may request that
				  the record be corrected or amended by giving the Department a written request.
				  The request should contain the identifying information contained in the request
				  for disclosure and indicate what information should be corrected or amended.
				  Within ten working days, the Department shall either make the requested
				  correction or inform the individual of its refusal to do so, together with the
				  reasons for the refusal. The Department's actions may be reviewed pursuant to
				  the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, Sections 9 - 276.19 et seq., W.S.
				  1957.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0004 - Adjutant General - Information Practices › Chapter 1 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 1-8 - Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
Copies of the requested information will be provided for a
				  fee of $1.00 per page. No fee shall be charged for:
a) Requests from an employee or former
				employee of the Department for copies of personnel records of the
				employee.
b) Requests from
				governmental subdivisions.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0004 - Adjutant General - Information Practices › Chapter 1 - INFORMATION PRACTICES › Section 1-9 - Maintenance of Records

Current through July 13, 2024
The Department shall:
a) Maintain in its records only information
				about an individual necessary to accomplish the Department's purposes required
				by statute.
b) Collect information
				to the greatest extent possible directly from the subject individual.
c) Inform each individual asked to supply
				information of the principal purpose or purposes for which the information is
				to be used, the routine uses that may be made of the information, and the
				effects, if any, on the individual for not providing the requested
				information.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 1 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 1-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming National Guard Educational Assistance Plan
				  (Educational Assistance Plan) provides conditional educational tuition
				  assistance to qualified soldiers and airmen in the Wyoming National Guard. The
				  plan is established to provide higher educational opportunities to qualified
				  guard members while providing an incentive to individuals to initiate or extend
				  their service in the Wyoming National Guard.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 1 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 1-3 - Plan Implementation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Adjutant
				General of the State of Wyoming shall fully implement the intent of the
				legislature in enacting the Educational Assistance Plan as contained in
				W.S.
				19-9-501. As the Educational Assistance Plan
				may be available only as funds are provided by the Wyoming legislature, the
				plan will be administered to fully utilize the authorized funds. However, if
				funds are curtailed, a priority shall be established to best advance the goals
				of the legislature to promote participation and new enlistments in the Wyoming
				National Guard. The Adjutant General is the final authority in administering
				the Educational Assistance Plan.
(b) The Adjutant General shall appoint an
				administrator who is responsible for the daily operation of the Educational
				Assistance Plan. The duties of the administrator shall include, but are not
				limited to:
(i) Processing all requests for
				payment to educational institutions.
(ii) Requesting required funds from the
				Adjutant General to pay educational institutions.
(iii) Providing reports as requested by the
				Adjutant General.
(iv) Determining
				the amount to be repaid by any plan member in accordance with W.S.
				W.S.
				19-9-504(a) and promptly
				notifying the plan member in writing of the repayment amount due.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 1 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 1-4 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) "Plan member" means a qualified
				participant in the Wyoming National Guard Education Assistance Plan.
(b) "Member" means an active, in good
				standing, member of the Wyoming National Guard.
(c) "Administrator" means a group, individual
				or person designated by the Adjutant General to administer the plan.
(d) "S tandards for satisfactory
				participation in the active Wyoming National Guard" means meeting requirements
				of the Wyoming Army or Air National Guard as defined by appropriate
				regulations.
(e) "Tuition" means
				the amount up to but not exceeding the in-state figure published annually by
				the institution attended by the member.
(f) "Mandatory fees" are those fees as
				defined by the institution for all students.
(g) Completion of "only one (1) degree,
				certificate or other educational objective" means the plan member can earn one
				academic degree or one vocational technical certificate/ under the plan. (a
				Certificate, Associate's Degree, and Bachelor's Degree in a closely related
				field counts as one degree; a Master's or other Advanced Degree counts as one
				degree).
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 1 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 1-5 - Application Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Any member of
				the Wyoming National Guard may apply for participation in the Wyoming National
				Guard Educational Assistance Plan, based upon legislative appropriations, by:
(i) Submitting to the educational institution
				a completed application packet containing:
(A) Information Sheet signed by the
				member.
(B) Certificate of
				Eligibility signed by the member's commander or official unit
				representative.
(C) Agreement to
				Terms and Conditions form signed by the member.
(D) Waiver approval by the Adjutant General
				for use of the program prior to completion of Basic Military Training or
				Officer Training, if applicable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 1 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 1-6 - Approved Institutions and Course of Study

Current through July 13, 2024
Educational assistance may be approved for plans of
				  education and training (degree, certificate, or educational objective) offered
				  by an institution of higher learning in the state of Wyoming approved for
				  receipt of the Montgomery GI Bill.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 1 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 1-7 - Limitation of Benefits

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Payment of
				benefits under the plan is subject to legislative appropriation. However, the
				following limitations shall apply regardless of appropriation in accordance
				with statute:
(i) For authorized courses at
				approved Wyoming public institution of higher education, payment may be made
				for up to the full cost of resident tuition and mandatory fees.
(ii) For authorized courses at a Wyoming
				private institution of higher education, payment may be made for the lesser of
				the actual costs of resident tuition and mandatory fees or an amount equal to
				the average resident tuition and mandatory fee charges of all Wyoming public
				institutions of higher education for an undergraduate student enrolled for
				twelve (12) semester hours;
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 1 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 1-8 - Funding Priorities

Current through July 13, 2024
The Adjutant General will regularly monitor the Educational
				  Assistance Plan to determine the adequacy of funding to make the full amount of
				  educational assistance payments authorized by statute. At any time that it
				  reasonably appears that the legislative appropriation for the Educational
				  Assistance Plan is inadequate for the full amount of payments otherwise
				  authorized by statute, the Adjutant General shall determine appropriate
				  reductions in plan payments.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 1 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 1-10 - Repayment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All plan members are subject to repayment
				of benefits to the State of Wyoming General Fund in accordance with
				W.S.
				19-9-504(a).
(b) The full amount of any repayment shall be
				immediately due and owing upon the occurrence of any event requiring repayment
				by the plan member in accordance with W.S.
				W.S.
				19-9-504(a) and notification
				to the plan member by the administrator.
(c) The plan member may petition the Adjutant
				General in writing for a reduction or waiver of repayment and/or for a
				scheduled repayment of benefits. The Adjutant General, at its discretion, may
				allow a waiver of benefit repayment due to:
(i) Death or incapacity of the plan
				member.
(ii) Extenuating
				circumstances of extreme hardship Good cause shown.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 4 - WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) PREMIUMS ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 4-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
These rules are promulgated by authority of
				  W.S.
				  19-9-601.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 4 - WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) PREMIUMS ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 4-2 - Purpose

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming National Guard Servicemembers Group Life
				  Insurance (SGLI) Premium Assistance Plan provides reimbursement to qualified
				  members of the Wyoming National Guard for group life insurance
				  premiums.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 4 - WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) PREMIUMS ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 4-3 - Plan Implementation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Adjutant
				General of the State of Wyoming shall fully implement the intent of the
				legislature in enacting the Wyoming National Guard SGLI Premium Assistance Plan
				as contained in
				W.S.
				19-9-601 through
				19-9-603. As the Wyoming National
				Guard SGLI Premium Assistance Plan may be available only as funds are provided
				by the Wyoming legislature, the plan will be administered to fully utilize the
				authorized funds. The Adjutant General is the final authority in administering
				the Wyoming National Guard SGLI Premium Assistance Plan.
(b) The Adjutant General, or his designee, is
				permitted to exercise wide latitude of good faith discretion in administering
				the rules set forth herein. Moreover, except for "qualified member"
				requirements as set forth in Section 4 of these rules and
				W.S.
				19-9-603, the Adjutant General, and designee
				possess discretion to waive the requirements set forth herein.
(c) The Deputy Director of the Wyoming
				Military Department is designated as the paying authority for all premium
				reimbursements and may authorize payment of premiums for qualified members
				annually no later than May 1 of the following year and shall be responsible to:
(i) Assess the amount of legislative
				appropriation available and reimburse the full amount of premium payments for
				the statutory coverage amount. If the appropriation amount is less than an
				amount required to reimburse all members, a prorated amount shall be determined
				and paid.
(ii) Review documentation
				submitted by the Wyoming Army National Guard (WY ARNG) and Wyoming Air National
				Guard (WY ANG) validating that a member is qualified for reimbursement for
				completeness and maintain for audit purposes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 4 - WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) PREMIUMS ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 4-4 - Qualified Members

Current through July 13, 2024
Members of the Wyoming National Guard are considered
				  qualified who:
(a) Have completed basic
				military training or officer training unless waived by the Adjutant General for
				good cause shown;
(b) Meet the
				standards for satisfactory participation in the active Wyoming National Guard
				at the beginning of and throughout the entire term for which premium is
				reimbursed;
(c) Are committed
				through an enlistment contract or other written agreement to membership in the
				active Wyoming National Guard for not less than six (6) years, including
				initial enlistment and any previous contract or contracts.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 4 - WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) PREMIUMS ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 4-5 - Application Process

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The respective
				WY ARNG and WY ANG Finance or Personnel Officer shall certify those members
				qualified for reimbursement of premiums and submit certified documentation to
				the Deputy Director of the Wyoming Military Department by February 28 of each
				year for processing reimbursement of premiums paid by the member the previous
				calendar year. The following information for each member shall be certified:
(i) Name, current address, phone number,
				social security number for each qualified member (information must match WOLFS
				109 form);
(ii) The total amount of
				SGLI reimbursement for each member for the previous calendar year. The amount
				will only be for those SGLI premium payments for insurance on the Guard member
				and will not include any amount for family members. If the same monthly premium
				was not paid for the full year, then the amounts actually paid shall be listed
				with any changes annotated to show the month of any change. The reimbursement
				amount shall be shown for payments which occurred January 1 through June 30 and
				those which occurred July 1 through December 31. No amount shall be included
				that has been or will be reimbursed by the Federal Government;
(iii) Completion of basic military training
				or officer training. A written waiver of training for good cause shown issued
				by the Adjutant General may be substituted;
(iv) Met the standards for satisfactory
				participation in the active Wyoming National Guard at the beginning of and
				throughout the entire term for which the premium is being reimbursed;
				and
(v) Is committed through an
				enlistment contract or other written agreement to membership in the active
				Wyoming National Guard for not less than six (6) years, including initial
				enlistment and any previous contract or contracts. Documentation showing this
				information may be submitted, but is not required, if the National Guard
				Certifying official certifies the member listed meets this
				requirement.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 4 - WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) PREMIUMS ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 4-6 - Rejected Payment

Current through July 13, 2024
If a reimbursement payment is rejected or otherwise cannot
				  be completed due to circumstances outside of agency control, the Wyoming
				  Military Department will research and correct the issue in the most reasonable
				  manner:
(a) by the agency accounting
				office if local correction is possible;
(b) by the agency accounting office in direct
				cooperation with the member; or
(c)
				by submitting a request to the appropriate national guard personnel
				officer/finance office for assistance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 4 - WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) PREMIUMS ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 4-7 - Appeals

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Applicants may appeal reimbursement
				decisions by requesting an appeal in writing stating the basis for the
				reconsideration. Send all appeals to: Wyoming Military Department, ATTN: Deputy
				Director, 5500 Bishop Blvd., Cheyenne, WY 82009-3320, whose office will then
				research the appeal issues and submit the appeal to the Adjutant
				General.
(b) Final appeal authority
				is the Adjutant General.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 007 - Military Department, Wyoming › Sub-Agency 0006 - Adjutant General - Educational Assistance › Chapter 4 - WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD SERVICEMEMBERS GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (SGLI) PREMIUMS ASSISTANCE PLAN › Section 4-8 - Reporting Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
The Wyoming Military Department Deputy Director shall
				  compile an annual report to the Adjutant General containing number of members
				  and payment amounts disbursed as well as any other information directed by the
				  Adjutant General.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-1 - Authority

Current through July 13, 2024
The State Miner's Hospital Board (hereinafter referred to as
				  the "Board") is created under Wyo. Stat.
										30-6-101
et
				  seq
.The membership of the Board is established pursuant to
				  statute.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-4 - Severability

Current through July 13, 2024
If any provisions of these regulations or the application
				  thereof to any person or circumstance is invalid, such invalidity shall not
				  affect other provisions or application of these regulations which can be given
				  effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the
				  provisions of these regulations are declared to be severable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-5 - Chair

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) At the first
				regularly scheduled meeting of the Board each year, the members of the Board
				shall, as the last item of business, elect a chairperson. The elected
				chairperson shall, thereafter, conduct the meetings for the duration of his or
				her term.
(b) Any vacancy in the
				position of chairperson shall be addressed by the remaining Members of the
				Board who shall elect a chairperson at the next regularly scheduled meeting,
				following the vacancy.
(c) The
				Chairperson or his designated representative shall be authorized to execute
				vouchers and payment requests for authorized purchases, which purchases are
				authorized by the Board. All such vouchers and requests for payment shall be
				presented to the Wyoming State Auditor in the manner prescribed by the State
				Auditor's Office.
(d) The
				Chairperson or his designated representative shall be authorized to execute any
				contracts in the name of the State Miner's Hospital Board, with Board
				approval.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-6 - Executive Director and Secretary

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Executive
				Director may be employed by the Board, which shall provide a contract of
				employment with such terms, conditions, pay and benefits that are consistent
				with the terms, conditions, pay and benefits of similar job descriptions within
				state government. The Board may utilize information from the Department of
				Administration and Information, Human Resources Division for comparable job
				descriptions, personnel duties and qualifications and pay bands. The annual
				salary of the Executive Director and any secretaries shall be set by the Board.
(i) The position of the Executive Director
				may be developed as a state position under the policies, rules and guidelines
				for state employees, as authorized by statute. If it is decided to develop a
				state position for the Executive Director, a position description questionnaire
				shall be constructed to accomplish migrating to state employee status.
(ii) The position of secretary may
				be either a contract or state position.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-8 - Authorization of Expenditures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The executive
				director may purchase or provide necessary capital equipment, supplies and
				services for the Board to a maximum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per
				purchase. Aggregate purchases of supplies and equipment shall be made so as to
				not exceed the maximum. Capital purchases in excess of that amount are subject
				to the approval of the Board.
(i) The
				executive director shall distribute by mail or electronic means monthly Board
				financial statements to each member of the Board.
(ii) All fiscal records of the Board will be
				accounted for within the State of Wyoming Accounting Procedures.
(iii) Inventory records shall be maintained
				on physical property under control of the inventory coordinator of the
				Governor's Office. Acquisitions and property that is disposed of as "surplus
				property" shall be recorded on the Governor's perpetual inventory records.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-9 - Contracts

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All contracts
				in the name of the State Miner's Hospital Board shall be drafted in accordance
				with the Contract Manual for State Agencies compiled by the Wyoming Attorney
				General's office.
(b) Contracts
				shall be executed, with Board approval, in the name of the State Miner's
				Hospital Board by the Chairperson or his or her designee.
(c) An administrative office of the State
				Miner's Hospital Board shall retain a fully executed copy of all contracts,
				together with any related attachments or exhibits.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-10 - Office

Current through July 13, 2024
The State Miner's Hospital Board may have offices located in
				  Sweetwater, Campbell, or Natrona County, Wyoming. The executive director shall
				  maintain such offices as the Board may direct and shall be responsible for
				  keeping such offices open for the business of the Board during normal business
				  hours, weekdays, and such other times as the Board may direct. The executive
				  director is the primary agent of the Board and will be available at such
				  Offices to create a presence for the Board, its activities and interaction with
				  the public.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 1-11 - Office

Current through July 13, 2024
The State Miner's Hospital Board may have offices located in
				  Sweetwater, Campbell, or Natrona County, Wyoming. The executive director shall
				  maintain such offices as the Board may direct and shall be responsible for
				  keeping such offices open for the business of the Board during normal business
				  hours, weekdays, and such other times as the Board may direct. The executive
				  director is the primary agent of the Board and will be available at such
				  Offices to create a presence for the Board, its activities and interaction with
				  the public.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - SERVICES FOR MINERS › Section 2-1 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				"Occasional" means irregular or infrequent.
(b) "Incidental" means work at a
				mine or qualifying processing or conversion facility that is not
				necessary for or, directly dependent upon, the primary function of
				the mine or qualifying processing or conversion facility.
(c) "Processing or conversion
				facility" means a facility that is dependent upon the output of a
				mine for feedstock and prepares minerals, coal or other geological
				materials, in solid or liquid form derived from an in situ leach
				process, prior to the first sale or transfer of the mineral to
				another entity. Processing does not include those facilities that use
				a mined product as an ingredient in a finished product or to
				manufacture a finished product.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - SERVICES FOR MINERS › Section 2-2 - Benefit Programs

Current through July 13, 2024
Benefits for all miners are established as
				  follows:
(a) The board will
				set a medical assistance benefit per miner/per calendar year for
				pulmonary/respiratory, cardiac, hearing loss and musculoskeletal
				conditions of miners which are due to labor in the mining industry in
				accordance with W.S. 30-6-102(b)(i). The board may vote to increase
				the benefit when deemed necessary based on increased costs of medical
				care and when appropriate based on the budget.
(b) The board will set a hearing
				aid benefit to be applied toward the purchase of new or replacement
				hearing aids. The board may vote to increase the benefit when deemed
				necessary based on increased costs of hearing aids and when
				appropriate based on the budget.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - SERVICES FOR MINERS › Section 2-3 - Registration as an Eligible Miner

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				To be eligible, an applicant shall submit a completed Board
				registration form.
(b)
				The following shall be submitted as evidence of an applicant's
				eligibility for services:
(i)
				Residency - The applicant shall demonstrate compliance with the
				requirements of W.S. 30-6-102(f)(v) by submitting any of the
				following: current Wyoming driver's license, current Wyoming
				identification card, or any other information which verifies
				residency and is acceptable to the board.
(ii) Domicile- The applicant shall
				meet the requirements of W.S.W.S. 30-6-102(f)(iv)
(iii) Employment as a miner - The
				applicant shall demonstrate compliance with the requirements of W.S.
				W.S. 30-6-102(f)(ii) by submitting any of the following - Employment
				records, W-2 forms, pension verification letters, Social Security
				records, or any other information that is acceptable to the board and
				verifies the applicant's employment as a miner.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - SERVICES FOR MINERS › Section 2-4 - Eligibility for Medical Assistance Benefit

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				To be eligible for the Medical Assistance Benefit a miner shall:
(i) Complete a Board registration
				form, have registered as an Eligible Miner as provided in Section  3 
				and receive a valid Miner's Hospital Program Identification
				Card;
(ii) Submit a State
				licensed medical provider's written statement that the miner is in
				need of the services or benefits described in W.S. 30-6-102,
(iii) The
				eligible miner shall provide a State licensed medical provider's
				statement of injury and inability to work as miner with Workers
				Compensation records; mine personnel records; medical records; Social
				Security Records; or any other information which verifies that the
				injury occurred and the miner is unable to work due to the
				injury.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - SERVICES FOR MINERS › Section 2-5 - Acceptance of Claims

Current through July 13, 2024
(a)
				Claims for medical assistance:
(i) A
				State licensed medical provider or miner shall submit claims for
				benefits directly to the Board's third-party administrator on a
				standard health insurance claim form or other forms acceptable to the
				third party administrator.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 014 - Miners' Hospital Board › Sub-Agency 0001 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 2 - SERVICES FOR MINERS › Section 2-6 - Payment of Accepted Claims

Current through July 13, 2024
All payments except reimbursement for covered
				  prescription drugs will be made directly to State licensed medical
				  providers, or pharmacies. Reimbursements may be made directly to the
				  qualified miner for good cause. Payment for prescription drug
				  reimbursement may be made directly to miners.