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HB0086 • 2014

Rural health care districts-authority.

AN ACT relating to special rural health care districts; specifying authority of rural health care districts to employ or contract with licensed health care providers and other persons; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Sommers
Last action
2014-03-07
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/6/2014

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Amendments

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HB0086H2001

2nd reading • STUBSON

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by STUBSON

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Bill History

  1. 2014-03-07 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2014-03-06 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0030

  3. 2014-03-04 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0030

  4. 2014-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0030

  5. 2014-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0030

  6. 2014-03-03 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2014-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2014-02-27 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2014-02-26 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2014-02-26 Senate

    S10 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2014-02-25 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10

  12. 2014-02-25 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2014-02-24 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2014-02-21 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2014-02-21 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  16. 2014-02-21 House

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2014-02-20 House

    H Passed CoW

  18. 2014-02-14 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2014-02-14 House

    H10 Recommended Do Pass

  20. 2014-02-13 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10

  21. 2014-02-11 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2014-02-07 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0086
Drafter:

DKG

LSO No.:
14LSO-0184
Effective Date:

Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0030

Chapter No.:
CH0036

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Sommers

Catch Title:
Rural health care districts-authority.

Subject:
Authorizes
rural health care districts to employ or contract with specified persons or
facilities.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act authorizes rural health care districts to
employ or contract with the following persons or facilities for the purpose of
providing health care services in the district:

o

Physicians;

o

Persons or facilities licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by
the laws of Wyoming to provide health care in the ordinary course of business
or practice of a profession; and

o

Other persons necessary or desirable to effect the purposes of the
district.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0086

ENROLLED ACT NO. 30, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2014 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
special
rural health care districts; specifying authority of rural health care districts to employ or contract with
licensed
health care providers
and other persons
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 35
‑
2
‑
703(a) by creating a new paragraph (x) is amended to read:

35-2-703.

Body corporate; name and style; powers generally; rules and regulations of trustees.

(a)

Each district so established is a body corporate and shall be designated by the name of the .... rural health care district. The district name shall be entered upon the commissioners' records and shall be selected by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the greater area of land within the district is located. In the name so selected, the district through its governing board may:

(
x)

Employ or otherwise contract with physicians and other health care providers to provide health care services in the district
and any other persons necessary or desirable to effect the purposes of the district
. As used in this paragraph "health care provider" means a person or facility licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the law of this state to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession
.

Section 2.

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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