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SF0019 • 2009

Costs of emergency detention and hospitalization.

AN ACT relating to emergency detention and involuntary hospitalization costs; limiting authority to seek recovery of costs from patients as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare
Enacted

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

Sponsor
M Hlth & Sa
Last action
2009-02-24
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2009

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Amendments

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SF0019H2001

2nd reading • BUCHANAN

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by BUCHANAN

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SF0019H3001

3rd reading • SIMPSON

Adopted, Corrected

Plain English: Adopted, Corrected 3rd reading by SIMPSON

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SF0019HS001

Standing Committee • H01

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H01

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SF0019S2001

2nd reading • NICHOLAS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by NICHOLAS

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SF0019SS001

Standing Committee • ROSS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by ROSS

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Bill History

  1. 2009-02-24 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 12

  2. 2009-02-24 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0018

  3. 2009-02-20 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0018

  4. 2009-02-20 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0018

  5. 2009-02-19 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0018

  6. 2009-02-19 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2009-02-18 Senate

    S Received for Concurrence

  8. 2009-02-18 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  9. 2009-02-18 House

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2009-02-17 House

    H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3-C

  11. 2009-02-13 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  12. 2009-02-13 House

    Amendment Adopted

  13. 2009-02-12 House

    H Passed CoW

  14. 2009-02-12 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  15. 2009-02-12 House

    Amendment Adopted

  16. 2009-02-09 House

    H Placed on General File

  17. 2009-02-09 House

    H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  18. 2009-02-03 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  19. 2009-01-27 House

    H Received for Introduction

  20. 2009-01-22 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  21. 2009-01-21 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  22. 2009-01-21 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  23. 2009-01-20 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  24. 2009-01-20 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  25. 2009-01-20 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  26. 2009-01-19 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  27. 2009-01-19 Senate

    S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  28. 2009-01-19 Senate

    S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  29. 2009-01-13 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S01

  30. 2009-01-13 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  31. 2008-12-03 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0019
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
09LSO-0064
Effective Date:

7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0018

Chapter No.:
12

Prime Sponsor:
Select Committee on Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services

Catch Title:
Costs of emergency detention and hospitalization.

Subject:
Specifies requirements for hospitals and other
treatment providers seeking recovery of costs from patients who have been
detained under emergency conditions or involuntarily hospitalized.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, hospitals
and other treatment providers are required to seek recovery of costs from
emergency detainees or involuntarily hospitalized patients and from other
governmental benefit programs before they may seek reimbursement of costs from
the county that instituted the emergency detention or involuntary
hospitalization or from the department of health. The law does not specify how
that duty to seek recovery is discharged before seeking reimbursement from the
county or department.

This bill would clarify that the
hospital or other treatment provider has discharged its duty to seek recovery
of costs from the patient if it has obtained, or reasonably tried to obtain, an
affidavit showing the patient's financial condition to support a certification by
the hospital or provider to the county or department that the patient has no
health insurance coverage and that there are no other governmental benefit
programs from which the hospital or provider can recover costs incurred for the
emergency detention or involuntary hospitalization.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0019

ENROLLED ACT NO. 18, SENATE

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
emergency detention and involuntary hospitalization costs; limiting authority to seek recovery of costs from patients as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 25
‑
10
‑
112(d) is amended to read:

25
‑
10
‑
112.

Liability for costs of detention, involuntary hospitalization and proceedings therefor.

(d)

The hospital or other treatment provider shall attempt to recover all costs of treatment from public and private health insurance, from patients, and from government benefit programs prior to seeking payment from the county or the department.
The hospital or other treatment provider shall have discharged its obligation to recover costs under this subsection if it:

(i)

Has
obtained or made reasonable effort to obtain from
the patient or the patient's
legally designated representative
an affidavit showing the patient's financial condition which would support certification of the facts under paragraph (ii) of this subsection
; and

(ii)

Certifies to the county or the department that the patient has no public or private health insurance and that there are no other government benefit programs from which it can recover the costs of treatment.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2009.

(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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