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HB0109 • 2005

Assisted living facility authority.

AN ACT relating to health care facilities and services; authorizing assisted living facilities to care for memory impaired persons as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Labor
Last action
2005-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

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Amendments

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HB0109H3001

3rd reading • MEULI

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by MEULI

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HB0109SS001

Standing Committee • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCOTT

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 132

  2. 2005-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0071

  3. 2005-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0071

  4. 2005-02-23 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0071

  5. 2005-02-22 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0071

  6. 2005-02-22 House

    H Did Concur

  7. 2005-02-18 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-17 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2005-02-16 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  10. 2005-02-16 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2005-02-16 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  12. 2005-02-14 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  13. 2005-02-14 Senate

    S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  14. 2005-01-28 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10

  15. 2005-01-18 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  16. 2005-01-18 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2005-01-17 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2005-01-14 House

    H Passed CoW

  19. 2005-01-13 House

    H Placed on General File

  20. 2005-01-13 House

    H10 Recommended Do Pass

  21. 2005-01-11 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10

  22. 2005-01-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  23. 2005-01-05 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0109

Bill
No.:
HB0109
Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0144
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0071

Chapter
No.:
132

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Labor, Health and
Social Services Interim Committee

Catch
Title:
Assisted living facility authority.

Subject:
Amends
definition of "assisted living facility" for licensing purposes.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Current law requires the department of health to license health care
facilities, including assisted living facilities.

Regulations of the department prohibit assisted living facilities from
having secured units, which are necessary for memory-impaired patients.

This act authorizes assisted living facilities to have secured units to
care for patients with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia conditions.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0109

ENROLLED ACT NO. 71, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to health care facilities and services; authorizing assisted living facilities to care for memory impaired persons as specified; amending a definition; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 35
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2
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901(a)(xxii) is amended as follows:

35
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2
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901.

Definitions; applicability of provisions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(xxii)

"Assisted living facility" means a dwelling operated by any person, firm or corporation engaged in providing limited nursing care, personal care and boarding home care, but not habilitative care, for persons not related to the owner of the facility
.

This definition may include facilities with secured units and facilities dedicated to the special care and services for people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia conditions
;

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

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