HB0106 • 2020

Immunization exemptions-nonrefusal of services.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; prohibiting hospitals from refusing to treat unimmunized individuals as specified; conforming special district provisions as specified; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Healthcare

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor: Representative Clem
Last action: 2020-02-14
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2020

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation included claims about doctors that were too broad and needed to be narrowed down to licensed medical professionals.

Hospitals Must Treat Unimmunized Patients

This bill stops hospitals in hospital districts and rural health care districts from refusing to treat patients who are not vaccinated due to religious beliefs or medical reasons.

What This Bill Does

Forbids hospitals within hospital districts and rural health care districts from turning away unvaccinated people for treatment.
Requires all licensed medical professionals employed by or under contract with these hospitals to follow this rule.
Tells the Wyoming Department of Health to make rules about how to enforce this by July 1, 2020.

Who It Names or Affects

Hospitals in hospital districts and rural health care districts
Licensed medical professionals employed by or under contract with these hospitals
Patients who are not vaccinated due to religious beliefs or medical reasons

Terms To Know

Hospital district: An area where a group of hospitals work together.
Rural health care district: A region in rural areas that has its own healthcare system.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
It only applies to hospitals within specific districts, not all hospitals in Wyoming.

Bill History

2020-02-14 House
H Did not Consider for Introduction Vote
2020-02-07 House
H Received for Introduction
2020-02-04 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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20LSO-0345
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0345
Introduced
3.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0106

Immunization exemptions-nonrefusal of services.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Clem, Hallinan and Lindholm and Senator(s) Bouchard

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; prohibiting hospitals from refusing to treat unimmunized individuals as specified; conforming special district provisions as specified; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 35
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122, 35
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439 and 35
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724 are created to read:

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122.

Prohibition on refusal of service due to immunization status.

No hospital within a hospital district or rural health care district shall refuse to treat or provide services to a person solely because the person is not immunized due to a religious objection or medical contraindication. As used in this section, "hospital" means as defined in W.S. 35
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901(a)(xiii).

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439.

Refusal of service prohibition applicable.

All hospitals within a hospital district established pursuant to this article shall ensure compliance with W.S. 35
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122 by all licensed medical professionals employed by or under contract with the hospital. As used in this subsection, "hospital" means as defined in W.S. 35
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901(a)(xiii).

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724.

Refusal of service prohibition applicable.

All hospitals within a rural health care district established pursuant to this article shall ensure compliance with W.S. 35
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122 by all licensed medical professionals employed by or under contract with the
hospital. As used in this subsection, "hospital" means as defined in W.S. 35
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901(a)(xiii).

Section 2.

The department of health shall promulgate rules to implement this section by July 1, 2020.

Section 3.

(a)

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, 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.

(b)

Section 1 of this act is effective July 1, 2020.

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