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HB0182 • 2005

Wyoming state veterinary laboratory confidentiality.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory; providing for confidentiality of records 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
Representative Olsen
Last action
2005-02-18
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

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Amendments

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HB0182HS001

Standing Committee • H05

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H05

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-18 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 49

  2. 2005-02-18 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0026

  3. 2005-02-16 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0026

  4. 2005-02-15 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0026

  5. 2005-02-14 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0026

  6. 2005-02-14 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2005-02-11 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2005-02-10 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2005-02-04 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2005-02-04 Senate

    S05 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2005-01-31 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S05

  12. 2005-01-28 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2005-01-26 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2005-01-25 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2005-01-24 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2005-01-24 House

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2005-01-24 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  18. 2005-01-18 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2005-01-18 House

    H05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  20. 2005-01-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H05

  21. 2005-01-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2005-01-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for HB0182

Bill
No.:
HB0182
Drafter:

LGC

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0454
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
HEA0026

Chapter
No.:
49

Prime
Sponsor:
Representative Olsen

Catch Title:
Wyoming state veterinary
laboratory confidentiality.

Subject:
Confidentiality
of state veterinary laboratory records.

Summary/Major
Elements:

The bill provides for the confidentiality of information collected by the
state veterinary laboratory relating to disease diagnoses which would
individually identify clients.

The bill provides exceptions for laboratory test results of reportable
diseases and gives the director of the state veterinary laboratory discretion
when release of the information is in the interests of animal or public health.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0182

ENROLLED ACT NO. 26, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory; providing for confidentiality of records as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 16
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4
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203(d) by creating a new paragraph (xiii) and 21
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17
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308 by creating a new subsection (e) are amended to read:

16
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4
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203.

Right of inspection; grounds for denial; access of news media; order permitting or restricting disclosure; exceptions.

(d)

The custodian shall deny the right of inspection of the following records, unless otherwise provided by law:

(xiii)

Records or information relating to individual diagnoses of contagious, infectious, communicable, toxic and genetic diseases maintained or collected by the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory as provided in W.S. 21
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17
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308(e).

21
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17
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308.

Wyoming state veterinary laboratory.

(e)

All individual identifying client information in the records and information maintained or collected by the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory related to diagnosis of contagious, infectious, communicable, toxic and genetic diseases of individual animals or herds shall be confidential and shall not be released except to the individual submitting the sample for diagnosis unless:

(i)

Laboratory testing results in the recognition of a state or federally reportable disease;

(ii)

It is in the best interests of animal or human public health, as determined by the director of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory or his designee, to release the information; or

(iii)

The release of the information is required by state or federal law. Nothing in this subsection shall affect the duty of the Wyoming state veterinary laboratory or any other person to report contagious or infectious diseases as required by state or federal law.

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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