Hospital privileges.

WORKING DRAFT
2011
STATE OF
WYOMING
11LSO-0274

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0098

Hospital privileges.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Scott and Representative(s) Shepperson

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to hospital privileges for health care providers; modifying provisions relating to providers who may be granted privileges; clarifying provisions for hospital privileges;
authorizing hospital privileges for advanced practice registered nurses;
authorizing hospital staff bylaws to comply with government payment programs;
modifying the reasons for denial of privileges; 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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2
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113 is amended to read:

35
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2
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113.

Doctors of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, dentistry or podiatrists may practice in public hospitals.

(a)

Any hospital owned by the state,
or any

a
hospital district, county or city
,

thereof
,
and any hospital whose support, either in whole or in part, is derived from public funds,
including funds from programs for the necessary support of the poor,
shall be open for practice to doctors of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, doctors of chiropractic, doctors of dentistry
, advanced practice
registered
nurses
and podiatrists, who are licensed to practice
medicine or surgery, chiropractic, dentistry or podiatry

in this state.
Provided, however, that these

The
hospitals by appropriate bylaws shall promulgate reasonable and uniform rules and regulations
consistent with this section
covering staff admissions and staff privileges
.
For the treatment of patients enrolled in Medicare or other governmental programs, the bylaws may make any provision needed to comply with relevant governmental regulations.
Admission
to medical
staff
shall
not be
predicated solely

denied based
upon the type of degree of the applicant and the governing body shall consider the competency and character of each applicant.

(b)

The privileges granted advanced practice registered nurses pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include the privilege to:

(i)

Admit patients to the hospital;

(ii)

Treat and attend those patients in conjunction with an appropriate medical team;
and

(iii)

Upon appropriate request, consult concerning patients admitted by others.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2011.

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