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SF0023 • 2005

Health care education.

AN ACT relating to health care education; clarifying requirements for physician and allied health care provider loan repayment agreements; and providing for an effective date.

Education
Enacted

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

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Amendments

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SF0023HS001

Standing Committee • H10

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H10

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SF0023SS001

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 - 148

  2. 2005-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0059

  3. 2005-02-23 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0059

  4. 2005-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0059

  5. 2005-02-22 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0059

  6. 2005-02-22 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2005-02-22 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-18 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2005-02-17 House

    H Passed CoW

  10. 2005-02-17 House

    Amendment Adopted

  11. 2005-02-17 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  12. 2005-02-15 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2005-02-15 House

    H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  14. 2005-02-02 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10

  15. 2005-01-21 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2005-01-19 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2005-01-18 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2005-01-17 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  19. 2005-01-17 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2005-01-17 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  21. 2005-01-14 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  22. 2005-01-14 Senate

    S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  23. 2005-01-11 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10

  24. 2005-01-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  25. 2004-12-10 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0023

Bill
No.:
SF0023
Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0183
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0059

Chapter
No.:
148

Prime
Sponsor:
Senator Massie

Catch
Title:
Health care education.

Subject:
Amends
eligibility requirements under the physician/dentist loan repayment program and
the allied health care provider loan repayment program.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Current law authorizes the state to pay student loans on behalf of health
care providers who agree to accept patients in underserved areas of the state
and to accept patients qualified under Medicaid and the child health insurance
program. In addition, participants are
prohibited from discriminating against Medicare patients.

This act:

o

Removes the prohibition against discrimination and replaces it with an
affirmative requirement that participants accept Medicare patients;

o

Repeals redundant language requiring the department of health to
determine underserved areas and specialty practice shortages;

o

Clarifies the department's discretion to vary agreements with
participating providers based on the number of the provider's patients whose
care is reimbursed under Medicare, the child health insurance program or
Medicaid.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0023

ENROLLED ACT NO. 59, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to health care education; clarifying requirements for physician and allied health care provider loan repayment agreements; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.
W.S. 9
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2
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118(a)(i) and (c) and 9
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2
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119(a)(i) and (c) are amended to read:

9
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2
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118.

Physician and dentist loan repayment program.

(a)

The department is authorized to enter into agreements with physicians and dentists who have graduated from accredited residency programs to provide health care in this state. The agreements shall:

(i)

Provide for the physician or dentist to practice medicine in a community of the state from among a list of communities developed by the department. A physician or dentist shall agree to provide medical care for the period of the contract in underserved areas of the state and shall accept patients qualified under the Medical Assistance and Services Act
, Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act
and the child health insurance program who seek medical care which the physician or dentist is qualified to provide
;
. The department of health, in consultation with the state board of medicine and the board of dental examiners, shall determine which areas of the state are underserved and which provider services are most needed in each underserved area;

(c)

The department may vary the terms of each agreement in accordance with this section based upon the community and the number of
the physician's or dentist's
patients whose cost of care is reimbursed under Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act
,

or
the
child health insurance program or the
Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act
.
, served by the physician.

9
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2
‑
119.

Allied health care provider loan repayment program.

(a)

The department is authorized to enter into agreements with health care providers licensed or certified to provide health care services in this state including, but not limited to, hospital, medical, surgical, dental, vision, nursing, radiology, mental health and pharmaceutical services. The agreements shall:

(i)

Require the health care provider to provide health care services in a community of the state from among a list of communities developed by the department. A health care provider shall agree to provide medical care for the period of the contract in underserved areas of the state and shall accept patients qualified under the Medical Assistance and Services Act
, Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act
and the child health insurance program who seek medical care which the health care provider is qualified to provide
;
. The department of health, in consultation with the appropriate health care provider licensing boards, shall determine which areas of the state are underserved and which provider services are most needed in each underserved area;

(c)

The department may vary the terms of each agreement in accordance with this section based upon the community and the number of
the health care provider's
patients whose cost of care is reimbursed under Title XVIII of the federal Social Security Act
,

or
the
child health insurance program or the
Wyoming Medical Assistance and Services Act
.
, served by the health care provider.

Section 2.
W.S. 9
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2
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118(a)(iv) and 9
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2
‑
119(a)(iv) are repealed.

Section 3.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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