SF0056 • 2013

Access to records-vulnerable adult abuse.

AN ACT relating to adult protective services; allowing access to records as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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Enacted

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Sponsor: Senator Case
Last action: 2013-03-14
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

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SF0056SW001

Committee of the Whole • PERKINS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Committee of the Whole by PERKINS

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Bill History

2013-03-14 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-03-13 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0074
2013-02-27 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0074
2013-02-27 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0074
2013-02-26 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0074
2013-02-26 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-25 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-22 House
H Passed CoW
2013-02-21 House
H Placed on General File
2013-02-21 House
H10 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-28 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2013-01-25 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-24 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-23 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-22 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-22 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2013-01-22 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2013-01-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-21 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-09 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2013-01-08 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-12-27 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
SF0056
Drafter:

LNS

LSO No.:
13LSO-0273
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0074

Chapter No.:
CH0147

Prime Sponsor:
Senator Case

Catch Title:
Access to records-vulnerable adult abuse.

Subject:
Release of confidential records.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act expands
when records relating to abuse of a vulnerable adult may be released.

The act allows
records to be released to the vulnerable adult, a guardian, a person authorized
to make health care decisions for the vulnerable adult or to a personal
representative if the vulnerable adult is deceased.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0056

ENROLLED ACT NO. 74, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
adult protective services; allowing access to records as
specified
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S.
35
‑
20
‑
112(
a
)

is
amended to read:

35
‑
20
‑
112.

Confidentiality of records; penalties; access to information.

(a)

All records concerning reports and investigations of vulnerable adult abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation, abandonment or self neglect are confidential except as provided by W.S. 35
‑
20
‑
116

and except
that the record shall be available
to the vulnerable adult who is the subject of the record
, his
legal guardian,

an agent under an advance healthcare directive as provided in W.S. 35
‑
22
‑
403, a healthcare surrogate as provided in W.S. 35
‑
22
‑
406,

the
personal
representative of
a deceased vulnerable adult or
a
decedent's wrongful death representative
appointed to bring an action
for the
benefit
of
the vulnerable adult's
beneficiaries
.
Names of other vulnerable adults shall be red
a
cted from
the records prior to disclosure pursuant to this subsection. Records
shall not be
disclosed
, however, to any person named as a perpetrator of abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation or abandonment of a vulnerable adult.

Any person who intentionally violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), or both.

Section 2.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2013
.

(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