SF0036 • 2008

Public health emergencies-volunteers.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; providing immunity from liability for volunteer health care providers without active licenses as specified; providing for temporary health care provider licensure during a public health emergency; 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: 2008-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2008

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Amendments

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SF0036SS001

Standing Committee • SCOTT

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SCOTT

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Bill History

2008-03-07 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0027
2008-03-04 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0027
2008-03-04 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0027
2008-03-03 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0027
2008-03-03 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2008-02-29 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2008-02-28 House
H Passed CoW
2008-02-28 House
H Placed on General File
2008-02-28 House
H10 Recommended Do Pass
2008-02-26 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2008-02-26 House
H Received for Introduction
2008-02-25 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2008-02-22 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2008-02-21 Senate
S Passed CoW
2008-02-21 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2008-02-21 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2008-02-13 Senate
S Placed on General File
2008-02-13 Senate
S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2008-02-11 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2008-02-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2008-01-22 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for SF0036

Bill No.:
SF0036
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
08LSO-0112
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0027

Chapter No.:

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

Catch Title:
Public
health emergencies-volunteers.

Subject:
Clarifies
immunity and provides for temporary health care licenses during a public health
emergency.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law at W.S. 35-4-114
provides immunity from liability for any person who, during a public health
emergency, in good faith follows the instructions of the state health officer
in responding to the public health emergency.

This act:

Specifies that
the immunity applies to health care providers who are retired, who have an
inactive license or who are licensed in another state while performing as a
volunteer during a declared public health emergency;

Requires health care provider licensing boards to
adopt rules and regulations for the issuance of temporary practice licenses to
volunteers during a declared public health emergency;

Authorizes the state health officer to issue
temporary practice licenses during a declared public health emergency, pending
action by the appropriate licensing boards.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0036

ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; providing immunity from liability for volunteer health care providers without active licenses as specified; providing for temporary health care provider licensure during a public health emergency; 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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4
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114 is amended to read:

35
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4
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114.

Immunity from liability.

(a)

During a public health emergency
as defined by W.S. 35
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4
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115(a)(i),
any health care provider or other person who in good faith follows the instructions of the state health officer
in responding to the public health emergency
is immune from any liability arising from complying with those instructions.
This immunity shall apply to health care providers who are retired, who have an inactive license or who are licensed in another state without a valid Wyoming license and while performing as a volunteer during a declared public health emergency as defined by W.S. 35
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4
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115(a)(i).
This immunity shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

(b)

The licensing boards for any health care provider holding a permit or license as a health care provider regulated under title 33 of the Wyoming statutes shall provide by rule and regulations for the temporary licensure of health care providers during a public health emergency as declared by the governor pursuant to W.S. 35
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4
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115(a)(i). If
necessary
during a declared public health emergency, the state health officer may issue temporary practice licenses to health care providers who are retired, who have an inactive license or who are licensed in another state without a valid Wyoming license pending action on an application for issuance of a temporary license by the appropriate licensing board pursuant to this subsection.

(c)

All temporary health care provider licenses issued by the state health officer under subsection (b) of this section shall terminate automatically upon declaration by t
he governor, pursuant to W.S. 3
5
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4
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115(a)(i), that the public health emergency has ended.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(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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