HB0164 • 2017

Professional licensing boards-telemedicine/telehealth.

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; allowing licensure boards to promulgate rules related to telemedicine/telehealth as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Representative Barlow
Last action: 2017-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/1/2017

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2017-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0053
2017-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-02-23 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0053
2017-02-23 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0053
2017-02-22 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0053
2017-02-22 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2017-02-21 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-16 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-15 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-15 Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-02-01 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2017-01-30 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-30 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 55-5-0-0-0
2017-01-27 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-26 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-24 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-24 House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2017-01-19 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
2017-01-18 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-17 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0164
Effective
:
Immediately

LSO No.:
17LSO-0422

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0053

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Barlow

Catch Title:
Professional licensing boards-telemedicine/telehealth.

Subject:
Author
ity of licensing boards to promote
telemedicine/telehealth
practices
.

Summary/Major Elements:

This bill authorizes all
health care-
related
licensure boards to adopt rules allowing the practice of telemedicine/telehealth and the use of telemedicine/telehealth technologies within the applicable profession or occupation.

Rules adopted pursuant to this bill must be drafted to fit the applicable profession or occupation and to facilitate the development and promotion of uniform, system-wide standards fo
r the practice of telemedicine/
telehealth.

Every licensing board promulgating rules pursuant to this bill must consult
with the Office of Rural Health
within the Department of Health. The Office of Rural Health is tasked with working with licensing boards, the state health officer and the state chief information
officer to promote telemedicine/
telehealth practices.
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

Read the full stored bill text

ORIGINAL
House
Bill No
.
HB0164

ENROLLED ACT NO. 53,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2017 General Session

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; allowing licensure boards to promulgate rules related to telemedicine/telehealth as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S.
9
‑
2
‑
117(
a) b
y creating a new paragraph (ix
) and 33
‑
1
‑
303
(a) by creating a new paragraph (iv)
are
amended to read:

9
‑
2
‑
117
.

Office of rural health created; duties
.

(a)

The office
of rural health is created within the department of health. The office shall:

(ix)

As required by W.S. 33
‑
1
‑
303(a)(iv) and in
collaboration with the state health officer and the state chief information officer or their designees, co
llaborate
with professional and occupational licens
ure
boards
concerning
the
promulgation of rules and definitions related to the
practice of
telemedicine/
telehealth
and the use of
telemedicine/
telehealth technologies
.

33
‑
1
‑
303
.

Powers of licensure boards.

(a)

Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a board authorized to establish examination, inspection, permit or license fees for any profession or occupation regulated under this title or under W.S. 11
‑
25
‑
105, 21
‑
2
‑
802 or 23
‑
2
‑
414 may:

(iv)

Adopt rules and regulations allowing the practice of
telemedicine/
telehealth and the use of
telemedicine/
telehealth technologies within
an applicable
profession or occupation consistent with the
profession's
or occupation's duties and obligations. For purposes of t
his paragraph,
telemedicine/
telehealth shall be defined within each promulgated rule in a manner applicable to the individual profession or occupation and in a manner which facilitates the development and promotion of uniform, system

wide standards for the practice of
telemedicine/
telehealth and

the
use of

telemedicine/
telehealth technologies. Any board promulgating rules under this paragraph shall first confer with the office of rural health for the purpose of promoting the
goals established by
W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
117(
a)(vi) through (viii).

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