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SF0049 • 2005

Department of health service providers.

AN ACT relating to the department of health; providing authority for the department to certify and contract with providers of home and community based waiver services; providing authority to impose sanctions or civil penalties on contract providers as specified; providing for rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Dev/Intellectual Pgms
Last action
2005-02-25
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0049S2001

2nd reading • JOB

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 2nd reading by JOB

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SF0049S2002

2nd reading • JOB

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by JOB

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SF0049SW001

Committee of the Whole • BOGGS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by BOGGS

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-25 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 146

  2. 2005-02-25 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0064

  3. 2005-02-24 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0064

  4. 2005-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0064

  5. 2005-02-23 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0064

  6. 2005-02-23 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2005-02-22 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2005-02-18 House

    H Passed CoW

  9. 2005-02-17 House

    H Placed on General File

  10. 2005-02-17 House

    H04 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2005-02-04 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H04

  12. 2005-01-28 House

    H Received for Introduction

  13. 2005-01-25 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2005-01-24 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2005-01-24 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  16. 2005-01-21 Senate

    S Laid Back Without Prejudice

  17. 2005-01-20 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  18. 2005-01-20 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  19. 2005-01-20 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  20. 2005-01-19 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  21. 2005-01-19 Senate

    S04 Recommended Do Pass

  22. 2005-01-12 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S04

  23. 2005-01-10 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  24. 2004-12-28 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0049

Bill
No.:
SF0049
Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0125
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0064

Chapter
No.:
146

Prime
Sponsor:
Select Committee on Developmental Programs

Catch
Title:
Department of health service providers.

Subject:
Authorizes
contracts between department of health and specified service providers.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act:

o

Authorizes the department of health to contract with providers of
services under the Medicaid home and community based waiver ("HCBW")
program;

o

Requires the department to adopt certification standards for HCBW service
providers;

o

Mandates that HCBW service providers under contract with the department
be in compliance with applicable licensing and certification standards;

o

Authorizes the department to impose civil fines on HCBW service providers
who chronically fail to meet standards or who create continuing threats to the
safety of Medicaid recipients.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0049

ENROLLED ACT NO. 64, SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to the department of health; providing authority for the department to certify and contract with providers of home and community based waiver services; providing authority to impose sanctions or civil penalties on contract providers as specified; providing for rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
. W.S. 42
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120 is created to read:

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120.

Contracts for waiver services; authority of department.

(a)

The department is authorized to enter into contracts with providers of services under a federal home and community based waiver and to enforce the provisions of this section.

(b)

The department shall adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations for the certification of home and community based waiver services, and shall include minimum certification standards for each category of service provider.

(c)

Before entering into a contract with a provider of services under this section, the department shall ascertain that the provider is in compliance with applicable regulations regarding health care providers adopted pursuant to W.S. 35
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908, with all applicable professional licensing statutes and regulations and with regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(d)

In addition to other remedies, in the event of a chronic failure to provide services or services that fail to meet the applicable standard of care for the profession involved or a continuing condition creating serious detriment to the health, safety or welfare of recipients of home and community based waiver services, the department may impose a civil penalty upon the provider. For each day of continuing violation, the civil penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or one percent (1%) of the amount paid to the provider during the previous twelve (12) months, whichever is greater, and any administrative penalty assessed under this section shall be paid over to the state treasurer who shall remit the monies to the county treasurer to the credit of the public school fund of the county in which the violation occurred, except as otherwise provided by federal law for Medicaid certified nursing facilities.

(e)

The department shall have the same authority to place conditions upon a provider, to impose a monitor or to revoke a certification issued under this section in the manner described in W.S. 35
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905.

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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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