SF0100 • 2016

Special districts-emergency medical services.

AN ACT relating to special districts; authorizing the provision of emergency medical services by hospital districts and rural health care districts; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Senator Dockstader
Last action: 2016-03-07
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2016

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2016-03-07 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2016-03-04 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0036
2016-03-02 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0036
2016-03-02 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0036
2016-03-02 LSO
Assigned Number SEA No. 0036
2016-03-02 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 59-0-1-0-0
2016-03-01 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-29 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-25 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-25 House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2016-02-24 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2016-02-23 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-02-23 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 28-2-0-0-0
2016-02-22 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-19 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2016-02-18 Senate
S COW:Passed
2016-02-16 Senate
S Placed on General File
2016-02-16 Senate
S07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2016-02-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07 - Corporations 28-2-0-0-0
2016-02-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-02-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
SF0100
Effective
:
7/1/2016

LSO No.:
16LSO-0271

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA No. 0036

Chapter No.:
64

Prime Sponsor:
Dockstader

Catch Title:
Special districts-emergency medical services.

Subject:
Emergency medical services by hospital
and rural health care districts

Summary/Major Elements:

Existing law
defines
the facilities and services
that may be provided by
hospital districts and rural health care districts
.

This
act
authorizes the provision of emergency medical services by hospital districts and rural health care districts.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
.

Current Bill Text

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ORIGINAL
Senate
File No
.
SF0100

ENROLLED ACT NO. 36,

SENATE

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2016 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to special districts; authorizing the provision of emergency medical services by hospital districts and rural health care districts; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 35
‑
2
‑
403(
b)(i) and 35
‑
2
‑
703
(a)(x)
are amended to read:

35
‑
2
‑
403
.

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

(b)

As used in this act:

(i)

"Hospital" and "hospital purposes" means any institution, place, building or agency in which any accommodation is maintained, furnished or offered for the hospitalization of the sick or injured or care of any person requiring or receiving chronic or convalescent care

or emergency medical services
, and includes public health centers, community mental health centers and other types of hospitals and centers, including but not limited to general, tuberculosis, mental and chronic disease hospitals, and also medical facilities, and related facilities;

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
, including emergency medical 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 July 1,
201
6
.

(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