HB0063

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: HB0063 Effective : 7/1/2016 LSO No.: 16LSO-0131 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0020 Chapter No.: 45 Prime Sponsor: Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee Catch Title: Health Care Facility Receivership Act. Subject: Providing a process for imposing receiverships on certain health care facilities Summary/Major Elements: This bill create s the Health Care Facility Receivership Act which allows the Department of Health to apply for a receivership over a health care facility that is unlicensed or that presents an imminent danger to its patients. The bill establishes procedures and standards for a court to appoint the Director of the Department of Health, or his designee, as the receiver . The bill establishes the powers and duties of the receiver, provides immunity and liability limits and provides for termination of the receivership. The bill establishes a priority for the payment of claims made to the receiver, but grants the court discretion in applying the priority. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .