S.F. No. 0019

Costs of emergency detention and hospitalization.

Sponsored By:     Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

AN ACT relating to emergency detention and involuntary hospitalization costs; limiting authority to seek recovery of costs from patients as specified; and providing for an effective date.

12/3/2008   Bill Number Assigned

1/13/2009   S Received for Introduction

1/13/2009   S Introduced and Referred to S01

1/19/2009   S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Perkins, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/19/2009   S Placed on General File

SF0019SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 1           After "department." delete balance of line.

Page 2-lines 2 through 4      Delete and insert:  "The hospital or other treatment provider shall have discharged its obligation to recover costs under this subsection if it:

(i)  Has interviewed the patient or the patient's agent; and

(ii)  Certifies to the county or the department that the patient has no public or private health insurance or assets from which recovery is available, and that there are no other government benefit programs from which it can recover the costs of treatment.".  ROSS, CHAIRMAN

1/20/2009   S Passed CoW

SF0019S2001/ADOPTED

Page 2-lines 2 through 4            In the Senate Standing Committee Amendment (SF0019SS001/A) to these lines, in paragraph (ii), after "assets" insert ", excluding exempt property pursuant to W.S. 1‑20‑206,".  NICHOLAS, PERKINS

1/21/2009   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/22/2009   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

1/27/2009   H Received for Introduction

2/3/2009    H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/9/2009    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Bagby, Barbuto, Cannady, Gingery, Mercer, Patton, Peasley and Throne

Excused:  Representative(s) Quarberg

Ayes 8 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/9/2009    H Placed on General File

SF0019HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 10          Delete entirely.

Page 2-line 11          Delete the line through "available,".  GINGERY, CHAIRMAN

2/12/2009   H Passed CoW

SF0019H2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 6           Delete "agent" insert "legally designated representative".  BUCHANAN

2/13/2009   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/17/2009   H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3-C

SF0019H3001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 5           Delete "interviewed" insert "obtained or made reasonable effort to obtain from".

Page 2-line 6           Before ";" insert "an affidavit showing the patient's financial condition which would support certification of the facts under paragraph (ii) of this subsection".  GINGERY

2/18/2009   H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Landon, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Lockhart

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Lubnau and Simpson

Ayes 57 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 2

2/18/2009   S Received for Concurrence

2/19/2009   S Did Concur

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Dockstader, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Meier, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Townsend and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Bebout, Burns, Case, Massie, Nicholas, Perkins, Scott, Sessions and Vasey

Ayes 21 Nays 9 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/19/2009   Assigned Number SEA No. 0018

2/20/2009   S President Signed SEA No. 0018

2/20/2009   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0018

2/24/2009   Governor Signed SEA No. 0018

2/24/2009   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0012  Session Laws of Wyoming 2009.