HB0038 • 2005

Wyoming professional assistance program.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming professional assistance program; extending program provisions to attorneys; providing for disclosure of records to licensing agency upon refusal of treatment; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Lubnau
Last action: 2005-03-02
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2005

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Amendments

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HB0038HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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Bill History

2005-03-02 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 179
2005-03-02 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0102
2005-02-28 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0102
2005-02-28 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0102
2005-02-25 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0102
2005-02-25 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-24 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-02-14 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-02-14 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2005-01-31 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2005-01-28 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-27 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-01-26 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-25 House
H Passed CoW
2005-01-25 House
Amendment Adopted
2005-01-25 House
H Amendments Adopted
2005-01-24 House
H Placed on General File
2005-01-24 House
H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2005-01-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2004-12-16 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0038

Bill
No.:
HB0038
Drafter:

LGC

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0280
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0102

Chapter
No.:
179

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Lubnau

Catch
Title:
Wyoming professional assistance program.

Subject:
Extends
the Wyoming professional assistance program to attorneys and allows for
disclosure of records.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Extends the provisions of the Wyoming professional assistance program,
providing drug or alcohol abuse prevention, treatment and assistance to persons
referred by a licensing agency, to members of the Wyoming state bar
association.

Allows for disclosure of information pertaining to the identity,
diagnosis, prognosis, referral or treatment of any licensee possessed in
connection with the performance of any professional assistance program to be
transmitted to the licensing agency if the licensee demonstrates a clearly
definable drug or alcohol abuse problem and the licensee refuses to seek
treatment.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0038

ENROLLED ACT NO. 102, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

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

Section 1.
W.S. 33
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1
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115(a)(ii), (iii) and (d) by creating a new paragraph (vi) is amended to read:

33
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115.

Professional assistance programs for health care providers and others as specified; confidentiality of records.

(a)

As used in this section:

(ii)

"Licensee" means any individual holding a permit or license as a health care provider as a profession or occupation regulated under this title
or any individual admitted to the Wyoming state bar
;

(iii)

"Professional assistance program" or "program" means a program or activity relating to drug or alcohol abuse prevention, referral, treatment or rehabilitation, which is directly or indirectly assisted by a board or commission or other organization established under this title for the regulation of licensees
or the Wyoming state bar
.

(d)

Whether or not the licensee gives his written consent, the content of the record may be disclosed as follows:

(vi)

To the state board or commission regulating the licensee, if the diagnosis or prognosis determines a clearly definable drug or alcohol abuse problem and the licensee refuses to seek treatment.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk