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SF0057 • 2006

Medical specialty centers-2.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; providing a temporary moratorium on licensing of new hospitals or medical specialty centers, as specified; providing a definition; providing for a study of medical specialty centers by the Wyoming health care commission; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Labor
Last action
2006-03-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/24/2006

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0057H3001

3rd reading • LUBNAU

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected 3rd reading by LUBNAU

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SF0057H3002

3rd reading • LOCKHART

Filed

Plain English: Filed 3rd reading by LOCKHART

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SF0057H3002.01

3rd reading • LOCKHART

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected 3rd reading by LOCKHART

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SF0057H3002.02

3rd reading • LOCKHART

Failed, Corrected

Plain English: Failed, Corrected 3rd reading by LOCKHART

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SF0057H3003

3rd reading • ILLOWAY

Withdrawn

Plain English: Withdrawn 3rd reading by ILLOWAY

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SF0057HW001

Committee of the Whole • OSBORN

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by OSBORN

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SF0057HS001

Standing Committee • H10

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H10

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SF0057S2001

2nd reading • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by SCOTT

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SF0057S2002

2nd reading • JENNINGS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by JENNINGS

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SF0057S2003

2nd reading • JENNINGS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by JENNINGS

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SF0057SW001

Committee of the Whole • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by SCOTT

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SF0057SS001

Standing Committee • SCOTT

Filed

Plain English: Filed Standing Committee by SCOTT

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SF0057SS001.01

Standing Committee • SCOTT

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected Standing Committee by SCOTT

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SF0057SS001.02

Standing Committee • SCOTT

Failed, Corrected

Plain English: Failed, Corrected Standing Committee by SCOTT

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Bill History

  1. 2006-03-24 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 112

  2. 2006-03-24 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA No. 0066

  3. 2006-03-11 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0066

  4. 2006-03-11 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0066

  5. 2006-03-11 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0066

  6. 2006-03-11 House

    H Adopted SF0057JC01

  7. 2006-03-11 Senate

    S Adopted SF0057JC01

  8. 2006-03-10 Senate

    S Appointed JCC01 Members

  9. 2006-03-10 House

    H Appointed JCC01 Members

  10. 2006-03-09 Senate

    S Did Not Concur

  11. 2006-03-09 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  12. 2006-03-09 House

    Amendment Failed

  13. 2006-03-09 House

    Amendment Adopted

  14. 2006-03-09 House

    Amendment Adopted

  15. 2006-03-08 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  16. 2006-03-07 House

    H Passed CoW

  17. 2006-03-07 House

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2006-03-07 House

    Amendment Adopted

  19. 2006-03-07 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  20. 2006-03-03 House

    H Placed on General File

  21. 2006-03-03 House

    H02 Recommended Do Pass

  22. 2006-03-02 House

    H Rereferred to H02

  23. 2006-03-02 House

    H Placed on General File

  24. 2006-03-02 House

    H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  25. 2006-03-01 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10

  26. 2006-03-01 House

    H Received for Introduction

  27. 2006-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  28. 2006-02-27 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  29. 2006-02-27 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  30. 2006-02-27 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  31. 2006-02-27 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  32. 2006-02-24 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  33. 2006-02-24 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  34. 2006-02-24 Senate

    Amendment Failed

  35. 2006-02-24 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  36. 2006-02-24 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  37. 2006-02-23 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  38. 2006-02-23 Senate

    S02 Recommended Do Not Pass

  39. 2006-02-21 Senate

    S Rereferred to S02

  40. 2006-02-21 Senate

    S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  41. 2006-02-14 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10

  42. 2006-02-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  43. 2006-01-24 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

SF0057 Bill Summary

Bill
No.:
SF0057

Drafter:

JWL

LSO
No.:

06LSO-0387

Effective Date:

3/15/2006

Enrolled
Act No.:

SEA 66

Chapter
No.:

112

Prime
Sponsor:

Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

Catch
Title:

Medical specialty centers-2.

Subject:

Study of medical specialty centers

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act:

Directs the Wyoming Health Care Commission to conduct a study of medical
specialty centers and new general hospitals, including:

o

The possible effects on the state's health care system, trauma care
system, Wyoming community health care facilities and consumers;

o

The feasibility of modifying the licensure process for medical
specialty centers and new general hospitals;

o

Regulations that may be appropriate to focus competition between medical
specialty centers or new general hospitals and existing community hospitals on
cost and quality of services;

o

The provision of hospital specialty services to the state's insured
and underinsured populations;

o

Creating efficiencies and opportunities to enhance the quality,
delivery and allocation of health care resources; and

o

Issues related to the above which the commission identifies.

Appropriates
$175,000 in general funds to the Health Care Commission for the study.

Comments:

Report due
-
Report from Health
Care Commission to Governor and Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim
Committee by November 1, 2006;

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0057

ENROLLED ACT NO. 66, SENATE

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2006 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; providing a definition; providing for a study of medical specialty centers and new general hospitals by the
Wyoming
health care commission; requiring a report; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

(a)

For purposes of this section, "me
dical specialty center" means a hospital organized or incorporated as an entity that allows patients to remain in the facility for twenty
-
four (24) hours or longer and is primarily or exclusively
engaged in the care and treatment of one (1) or more of the following:

(i)

Patients with a cardiac condition;

(ii)

Patients with an orthopedic condition;

(iii)

Patients receiving a surgical procedure; or

(iv)

Patients receiving any other specialized category of services designated by the department in its rules and regulations.

(b)

For purposes of this section, the following are not medical specialty centers:

(i)

Psychiatric hospitals;

(ii)

Rehabilitation hospitals;

(iii)

Children’s hospitals;

(iv)

Long-term care hospitals;

(v)

Cancer treatment hospitals
.

(c)

The
Wyoming
health care commission shall conduct a study of medical specialty centers and new general hospitals in communities already having a general hospital and their effects, both actual and potential, on the state's health care system. In performing the study, the commission shall evaluate and formulate recommendations, including as appropriate recommendations for new laws and regulations, regarding each of the following issues:

(i)

The possible effects on the state's health care system, trauma care system,
Wyoming
community health care facilities and consumers;

(ii)

The feasibility of
modifying the licensure process for medical specialty centers and new general hospital
s
;

(iii)

The
existing and future needs for health care services, taking into account population demographics, treatment needs and health care demographics;

(iv)

Any regulations of general applicability that may be appropriate to focus competition between medical specialty centers or new general hospitals and existing community hospitals on cost and quality of services
, including the distribution of hospital services availability in the state
;

(v)

The provision of hospital specialty services to the insured and the underinsured populations in the state;

(vi)

Creating efficiencies and opportunities for enhancing the quality of health care, the delivery of health care services and the allocation of health care resources; and

(vii)

Other issues identified by the commission that arise from the creation of medical specialty centers or general hospitals and their effect on existing medical services available in the community.

(d)

The commission shall submit its report to the governor and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee not later than November 1, 2006.

(e)

The department of health shall inform any applicants for licensure or known prospective applicants for licensure as medical specialty centers or new hospitals allowing a stay of twenty
-
four (24) hours or longer of the study provided by this section and shall encourage these applicants to participate in the public processes and meetings relating to the study.

(f)

Nothing in this act shall preclude the health care commission from including in this study information from any other health care facility.

(g)

The study shall assume any new laws or regulations which are enacted or promulgated
shall apply to the appropriate health care facilities.

Section 2.

One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000.00) is appropriated from the general fund to the health care commission for the purposes of the study required in subsection 1(c) of this act.

Section 3.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(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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