HB0241 • 2017

Background checks-interstate compacts.

AN ACT relating to criminal history records; authorizing licensure boards to obtain criminal background checks for health care professionals licensed pursuant to an interstate compact entered into by the state of Wyoming; 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: 2017-03-08
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/6/2017

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HB0241SS001

Standing Committee • SLabor

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by SLabor

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Bill History

2017-03-08 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0092
2017-03-08 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2017-03-01 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0092
2017-03-01 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0092
2017-03-01 LSO
Assigned Number HEA No. 0092
2017-02-28 House
H Concur:Passed 52-7-1-0-0
2017-02-27 House
H Received for Concurrence
2017-02-27 Senate
S 3rd Reading:Passed 30-0-0-0-0
2017-02-24 Senate
S 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-23 Senate
S COW:Passed
2017-02-15 Senate
S Placed on General File
2017-02-15 Senate
S10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 5-0-0-0-0
2017-02-07 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2017-02-06 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-02-06 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 56-2-2-0-0
2017-02-03 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-02-02 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-31 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-31 House
H07 - Corporations:Recommend Do Pass 7-2-0-0-0
2017-01-26 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07 - Corporations
2017-01-26 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-25 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary

Bill No.:
HB0241
Effective
:

7/1/2017

LSO No.:
17LSO-0645

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0092

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Barlow

Catch Title:
Background checks-interstate compacts.

Subject:
Health care i
nterstate compacts and background checks
.

Summary/Major Elements:

Currently, authority
is not specifically granted
in
Wyoming Statutes

to require health care professionals applying for
multi
state
or interstate

licensure under Title 33 to
submit to fingerprinting and a background check.

In recent years,
Wyoming enacted
the
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission
,
the
Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact
and
, in 2017,

the
Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act
. These interstate compacts specify as a condition for multistate
or interstate
licensure
,
party states
must

r
equire applicants submit to background checks.

This bill a
uthorizes health care licensure boards
established under Title 33 of Wyoming Statutes
to require profess
ionals applying for licensure to
submit
to fingerprinting and a background check
,
if required by
an interstate compact entered into by the state
.

This bill also authorizes the Division of Criminal Investigation to disseminate to
the health care licensure board
the criminal history records of
applicants for licensure
.

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
House
ENGROSSED
Bill No
.
HB0241

ENROLLED ACT NO. 92,

HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES

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

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 7
‑
19
‑
106(
a) by creating a new paragraph (xxvii) and 7
‑
19
‑
201(a) by creating a new paragraph (xxiii) are amended to read:

7
‑
19
‑
106
.

Access to, and dissemination of, information.

(a)

Criminal history record information shall be disseminated by criminal justice agencies in this state, whether directly or through any intermediary, only to:

(xxvii)

A
health care licensure board that licenses health care professionals under title 33 of the Wyoming
s
tatutes for
purposes
of obtaining background information on applicants
for licensure
pursuant to

an interstate compact entered into by the state of Wyoming.

7
‑
19
‑
201
.

State or national criminal history record information.

(a)

The following persons shall be required to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information:

(xxiii)

Health care professionals applying for licensure
under title 33 of the Wyoming
s
tatutes, if
required as a condition for licensure
pursuant to
an interstate compact entered into by the state of Wyoming.

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