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HB0119

Wyoming House Bill 0119: Public Health Nurses

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In one sentence

This bill proposed allowing local health departments to manage public health nursing programs and receive state funding directly for those services.

What it does

  • Amends state law to define the powers of the Department of Health regarding public health nursing.
  • Allows the public health nursing program to be administered through or in conjunction with county, municipal, local, or district health departments.
  • Permits local health departments to request that the state portion of funding for the nursing program be paid directly to them.
  • Requires the Department of Health to pay the state portion of the funding directly to the local health department if they request it.
  • States that public health nurses would be employed by and at the direction of the local health department in these cases.
  • Sets the effective date of the act as July 1, 2010.

Who it affects

  • The Wyoming Department of Health and the state health officer.
  • County, municipal, local, or district health departments.
  • Public health nurses employed by these departments.

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and died in committee on March 5, 2010.
  • The source text is labeled as a 'Working Draft,' so the final language may have differed.
  • The bill does not specify the total amount of funding available for the program.

Plain language

Terms to know

Public health nursing program
A service that may include providing immunizations, evaluating the need for nursing home admission or services, and operating an infant public health nurse home visitation subprogram.
State portion of funding
The money from the state government allocated for the public health nursing program.

Official record

Sources

Source checked
Official bill pageIntroduced textOfficial digestCurrent bill text

Public statements

Why lawmakers voted

Last checked Aug 8, 6:25 AM

Voted No

Why they voted this way

The lawmaker opposes the bill because it is complex and reorganizes public health nursing, which will require additional funding for compliance with personnel matters.

Public statementFloor statement at 38:24 Watch the statement

If a lawmaker is not listed, we couldn't find a published reason.

Wyoming roll calls

Recorded votes

1 roll call

H Introduced and Referred to H10;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro Vote 41-17-2-0-02010-02-11 · House41 yes 17 no
Yes
41
No
17
Absent
0
Excused
2
Conflict
0

Yes 41

Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Bill ThompsonH60Catherine R ConnollyH13Colin SimpsonH24Debbie HammonsH27Del McOmieH54Dn.Elaine HarveyH26George BagbyH15Gregory R BlikreH53Jack D Landon Jr.H30James A RoscoeH22James W ByrdH44John D Bonner Jr.H25John W PattonH29Joseph M BarbutoH48Kathleen DavisonH20Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Lori A MillinH08Mary A ThroneH11Michael A GilmoreH59Michael K MaddenH40Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Peter S IllowayH42Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ross DiercksH02Roy CoheeH35Seth A CarsonH45Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Terry L KimbleH49Thomas A LockhartH57Tom Lubnau IIH31W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer

No 17

Bryan K PedersenH07David R MillerH55Edward BuchananH04Frank D PeasleyH03Glenn W MonizH46Keith M GingeryH23Lisa A SheppersonH58Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Mary W HalesH36Matt TeetersH05Pete JorgensenH16Richard L CannadyH06Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Timothy M StubsonH56William "Jeb" StewardH47

Excused 2

Frank PhilpH34Timothy P HallinanH32

Official activity

Bill history

  1. H Died In CommitteeHouse
  2. H Introduced and Referred to H10;No Report Prior to COW Cutoff; Intro VoteHouse
  3. H Received for IntroductionHouse
  4. Bill Number AssignedLSO