HB0114 - Public health services-fees.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0267.E1 ENGROSSED

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0114

 

 

Public health services-fees.

 

Sponsored by:  Representative(s) Meuli and Senator(s) Scott

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  An ACT relating to public health offices; authorizing
 2  public health offices to charge fees for services as
 3  specified; providing exceptions; repealing conflicting
 4  provisions; clarifying appointments that may be made by
 5  local boards of health; and providing for an effective
 6  date.

 7 

 8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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10         Section 1.  W.S. 35-1-305(a)(intro) and
11  35-1-306(e)(intro) are amended to read:

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13         35-1-305.  Appointment of health officers and other
14  personnel generally; local board of health may fix fees for
15  certain services.

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 1         (a)  In the counties, municipalities or districts
 2  where health departments are created, as provided herein,
 3  the local board of health may appoint a full time or part
 4  time health officer, deputy health officers, public health
 5  nurses, sanitarians, environmental health specialists and
 6  such other public health personnel as may be deemed
 7  necessary to adequately protect the public health. The
 8  local board of health may fix reasonable fees and charges
 9  for the following services, only: except for follow-up of
10  communicable diseases and nursing and other medical
11  services when private care is not readily available. No
12  person shall be denied necessary nursing services within
13  the limits of available personnel because of an inability
14  to pay the cost of such services.

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16         35-1-306.  Appointment of health officer and other
17  personnel where departments not established; fees and
18  charges for services; payment.

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20         (e)  Said boards may fix reasonable fees and charges
21  for the following services, only: except for follow-up of
22  communicable diseases and nursing and other medical
23  services when private care is not readily available. No
24  person shall be denied necessary nursing services within

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 1  the limits of available personnel because of an inability
 2  to pay the cost of such services.

 3 

 4         Section 2.  W.S. 35-1-305(a)(i) through (v) and
 5  35-1-306(e)(i) through (v) are repealed.

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 7         Section 3.  This act is effective immediately upon
 8  completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
 9  as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
10  Constitution.

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12                         (END)

 

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