Department of health reorganization.

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0215

ENROLLED ACT NO. 90, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
administration of
government;
providing for a study of the reorganization of the department of health;

providing for a study of all programs which provide Medicaid services or determine Medicaid eligibility;
providing for a reorganization plan;
creating the position
of state Medicaid agent within the department of health; providing for appointment of the state Medicaid agent by the governor as specified; providing for duties of the state Medicaid agent; providing for reports as specified;
providing an appropriation;
and
p
roviding for an effective date.

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

Section
1
.

W.S.
42
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4
‑
104
by creating a new
subsection (e)
is amended to read:

42
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4
‑
104.

Powers and duties of department of health
; state Medicaid agent appointed by governor
.

(e)

The chief administrator of the Medicaid program created pursuant to this chapter shall be the state Medicaid agent within the department of health, who shall be
appointed by the governor
,
shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and may be removed by
the governor
as provided by W.S. 9
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1
‑
202.
The state Medicaid agent shall oversee and coordinate all programs which provide Medicaid services or determine Medicaid eligibility pursuant to W.S. 42
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4
‑
106 and chapter 2 of this title.

Section
2
.

(
a
)

The
director of the
department
of health
may

examine the programs and functions of the department
,

prepare a plan for
the
reorganization of the
department and all other programs providing Medicaid services or determining Medicaid eligibility
and submit
the plan t
o the governor for approval. The department reorganization plan as approved
by the governor
,
if it includes actions requiring changes in statutes,
shall be submitted to the joint labor, health and social services
and joint appropriations
interim committee
s
of the legislature no later than
November 15, 2011, if it is to be considered at the 2012 budget session, or September 1, 2012, if it is to be considered at the 2013 general session,
and made available to the public

(
b
)

Any

reorganization
plan
proposing to create a new department
developed pursuant to this section shall comply with the
provisions of
W
.S. 9
‑
2
‑
1707(a)(iii
)
except that the dates specified in this section shall govern, as
appropriate
.

Section
3
.

(a)

The
re
is appropriated on
e
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) from the general fund to the
office of the governor
. This appropriation shall be for the period beginning
with the effective date of this act and ending

June
30, 201
2
. This appropriation shall only be expended for the purpose of
retaining the services of an appropriate consultant to assist in the preparation of
the
plan

authorized
by this act.

(b)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall not be transferred or expended for any other purpose and any unexpended, unobligated funds remaining from this appropriation shall revert as provided by law on June 30, 2012.

Section
4
.

This act is effective immediately upon

completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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