Adopted Committee of the Whole by PERKINS
Wyoming2013Enacted
SF0056
Access to Records for Vulnerable Adult Abuse
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In one sentence
This law allows specific people, including the vulnerable adult and their legal representatives, to view confidential records about abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
What it does
- Allows the vulnerable adult who is the subject of the record to access it.
- Allows the legal guardian of the vulnerable adult to access the record.
- Allows an agent under an advance healthcare directive to access the record.
- Allows a healthcare surrogate to access the record.
- Allows the personal representative of a deceased vulnerable adult to access the record.
- Allows a decedent's wrongful death representative appointed to bring an action for the benefit of the vulnerable adult's beneficiaries to access the record.
- Requires that the names of other vulnerable adults be redacted from the records before they are shared.
- Prohibits disclosing records to any person named as a perpetrator of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation, or abandonment.
Who it affects
- Vulnerable adults who are the subject of abuse, neglect, or exploitation records.
- Legal guardians, healthcare agents, and healthcare surrogates for vulnerable adults.
- Personal representatives and wrongful death representatives of deceased vulnerable adults.
- Agencies that hold confidential records of vulnerable adult abuse investigations.
Limits and unknowns
- Records cannot be shared with anyone named as a perpetrator of the abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation, or abandonment.
- Violating the confidentiality rules is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in prison, a fine of up to $750, or both.
- The law does not specify how long records are kept or the specific process for requesting them.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Vulnerable adult
- An adult who is the subject of records concerning abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation, abandonment, or self-neglect.
- Healthcare surrogate
- A person authorized to make health care decisions for a vulnerable adult as provided in state law.
- Personal representative
- A person appointed to manage the affairs of a deceased person.
Official record
Sources
Read the official summary
Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit> Bill No.: SF0056 Drafter: LNS LSO No.: 13LSO-0273 Effective Date: 7/1/2013 Enrolled Act No.: SEA0074 Chapter No.: CH0147 Prime Sponsor: Senator Case Catch Title: Access to records-vulnerable adult abuse. Subject: Release of confidential records. Summary/Major Elements: This act expands when records relating to abuse of a vulnerable adult may be released. The act allows records to be released to the vulnerable adult, a guardian, a person authorized to make health care decisions for the vulnerable adult or to a personal representative if the vulnerable adult is deceased.
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
4 roll calls
H Passed 3rd Reading 58-0-2-0-02013-02-26 · House58 yes 0 no
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Yes 58
Albert P Sommers Jr.H20Allen M JaggiH19Carl R LoucksH59Catherine R ConnollyH13Dan R KirkbrideH04David E NorthrupH50David H BlevinsH25Dn.Donald E Burkhart JrH15Elaine HarveyH26Eric BarlowR · H03Garry C PiiparinenH49Gerald GayH36Glenn W MonizH46Gregory R BlikreH53Hans HuntH02James W ByrdH44Jerry D PaxtonH47John C EklundH10John L FreemanH60John W PattonH29Katherine K ColemanH30Kathleen DavisonH18Keith M GingeryH23Ken A EsquibelH41Kendell R KroekerH35Kermit C BrownH14Lee FilerD · H12Lloyd LarsenR · H54Lynn HutchingsR · H42Mark H BakerH48Mark SemlekH01Martha D HalversonH22Mary A ThroneH11Matthias E GreeneH45Matt TeetersH05Michael D GreearH27Michael K MaddenH40Nathan A WintersH28Nicholas BNorine A KasperikH32Richard L CannadyH06Rita CampbellH34Robert M McKimH21Rosie M BergerH51Ruth A PetroffH16Samuel P KroneH24Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Susan S WilsonH07Thomas A LockhartH57Thomas F ReederH58Thomas J WaltersH38Timothy M StubsonH56Tom Lubnau IIH31W. Patrick P GogglesH33Zwonitzer
Excused 2
H10 Recommended Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02013-02-21 · House9 yes 0 no
S Passed 3rd Reading 30-0-0-0-02013-01-24 · Senate30 yes 0 no
- Yes
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- Absent
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- Excused
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Yes 30
Anderson JD S02Anderson JL S28Bernadine CraftS12Bill LandenR · S27Bruce Burns Jr.S21Cale CaseR · S25Charles ScottR · S30Chris RothfussD · S09Curtis MeierS03Dan DockstaderR · S16Drew A PerkinsS29Eli D BeboutS26Floyd EsquibelS08Fred M EmerichS05Gerald E GeisS20Henry R CoeS18John C SchifferS22John HastertS13John J HinesS23Larry HicksR · S11Leland G ChristensenS17Leslie J NuttingS07Michael J Mr. Von FlaternS24Nicholas POgden DriskillR · S01Paul R BarnardS15Ray R PetersonS19Stan CooperS14Tony RossS04Wayne H JohnsonS06
S01 Recommended Do Pass 5-0-0-0-02013-01-21 · Senate5 yes 0 no
- Yes
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Official activity
Bill history
- Assigned Chapter NumberLSO
- Governor Signed SEA No. 0074Governor
- H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0074House
- S President Signed SEA No. 0074Senate
- Assigned Number SEA0074LSO
- H Passed 3rd ReadingHouse
- H Passed 2nd ReadingHouse
- H Passed CoWHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H10 Recommended Do PassHouse
- H Introduced and Referred to H10House
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- S Passed 3rd ReadingSenate
- S Passed 2nd ReadingSenate
- S Passed CoWSenate
- S Amendments AdoptedSenate
- Amendment AdoptedSenate
- S Placed on General FileSenate
- S01 Recommended Do PassSenate
- S Introduced and Referred to S01Senate
Changes
Amendments
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