HB0096 • 2014

Professional assistance programs.

AN ACT relating to professional assistance programs; expanding the program to include treatment for mental and behavioral health issues; making corresponding amendment regarding access to records by licensing authorities; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Stubson
Last action: 2014-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2014

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2014-03-07 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2014-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0018
2014-03-04 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0018
2014-02-28 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0018
2014-02-28 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0018
2014-02-28 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2014-02-27 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2014-02-26 Senate
S Passed CoW
2014-02-25 Senate
S Placed on General File
2014-02-25 Senate
S07 Recommended Do Pass
2014-02-21 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07
2014-02-20 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2014-02-20 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2014-02-19 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2014-02-18 House
H Passed CoW
2014-02-17 House
H Placed on General File
2014-02-17 House
H07 Recommended Do Pass
2014-02-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07
2014-02-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2014-02-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

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

Bill No.:
HB0096
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
14LSO-0356
Effective Date:

7/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0018

Chapter No.:
CH0033

Prime Sponsor:
Representative Stubson

Catch Title:
Professional assistance programs.

Subject:
Extension of professional assistance programs.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Under current law, health care providers, attorneys and
teachers may be referred by a licensing board to participate in a professional
assistance program for drug and alcohol abuse prevention, treatment or rehabilitation.

This bill expands the authorized referrals to include
mental or behavioral health treatment.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0096

ENROLLED ACT NO. 18, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

AN ACT relating to
professional assistance program
s
; expanding the program to include treatment for mental and behavioral health issues; making
corresponding
amendment
regarding access to records by licensing authorities
;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 33
‑
1
‑
115(a)(iii) and (d)(vi)
is
amended to read:

33
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1
‑
115.

Professional assistance programs for health care providers and others as specified; confidentiality of records.

(a)

As used in this section:

(iii)

"Professional assistance program" or "program" means a program or activity relating

to
mental or behavioral health referral or treatment and
to drug or alcohol abuse prevention, referral, treatment or rehabilitation, which is directly or indirectly assisted by a board or commission or other organization established under this title for the regulation of licensees or the Wyoming state bar or the Wyoming professional teaching standards board established under W.S. 21
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2
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801.

(d)

Whether or not the licensee gives his written consent, the content of the record may be disclosed as follows:

(vi)

To the state board or commission regulating the licensee, if the diagnosis or prognosis determines a clearly definable
mental or behavioral health problem or

drug or alcohol abuse problem and the licensee refuses to seek treatment.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2014.

(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