Community health center and rural health clinic grants.

Plain English Breakdown

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Community Health Center and Rural Health Clinic Grants

This law changes a grant program to help community health centers and rural clinics with equipment costs, removes a deadline for the program, and sets rules for grants funded by state money.

What This Bill Does

• Removes the June 30, 2021 end date for the grant program that helps community health centers and rural health clinics.
• Allows the grant program to cover equipment costs in addition to startup and capital construction expenses.
• Requires grants funded by state money to follow certain rules.

Who It Names or Affects

• Community health centers
• Rural health clinics

Terms To Know

Grant program

A system where the government gives money to help organizations or projects.

Sunset date

The end date when a law or program stops working unless it is renewed.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how much money will be given in grants.
• Only sets rules for state-funded grants, not federal ones.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 21LSO-0526
Bill No.:

HB0217

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

21LSO-0526

Enrolled Act No.:

HEA No. 0044

Chapter No.:

54

Prime Sponsor:

Wilson

Catch Title:

Community health center and rural health clinic grants.

Subject:

Community health center and rural health clinic grants.

Summary/Major Elements:

Repeals the June 30, 2021 sunset date for the community health centers and rural health clinics grant program administered by the department of health.

Modifies the grant program to allow for grants to assist community health centers and rural health clinics with equipment costs, in addition to facilitating capital construction and for startup cost assistance.

Modifies the restrictions imposed upon grants by imposing the restrictions only when the grant being provided is funded in whole or in part with state funds.

Comments:

Has an immediate effective date.
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

21LSO-0526

ORIGINAL House

Bill No
.
HB0217

ENROLLED ACT NO. 44,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2021 General Session

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; modifying the department of health grant program for community health centers and rural health clinics as specified; repealing a sunset date; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
.

W.S. 9
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2
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127(a), (c), (d)(intro), (ii) and (v) is amended to read:

9
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2
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127.

Community health centers and rural health clinics; process for grants facilitating capital construction, start up costs and equipment costs; account established; grant criteria.

(a)

There is created a process for grants facilitating capital construction and
for
start up costs
and equipment costs
of community health centers and rural health clinics. The process shall be administered by the Wyoming department of health
, which shall award grants in accordance with this section and consistent with the requirements imposed for the receipt of any federal grants when applicable
.

(c)

The department shall establish by rule and regulation an application procedure and calendar for grants awarded under
subsection (d)
this section
and adopt other rules as necessary to implement this section.

(d)

The department shall provide grants,
Any grants provided by the department under this section that are funded in whole or in part with state funds shall be
subject to the following:

(ii)

Grants may be made to community health centers and rural health clinics for one
‑
time startup costs of a new center or clinic, for existing centers or clinics to expand the population served or initiate new services for existing or new centers or clinics to facilitate compliance with quality criteria. The grants shall be used for capital
and
expenses,
start up
expenses
costs and equipment costs
only and shall not be used for ongoing operating expenses;

(v)

Centers or clinics awarded a grant shall provide services to the public regardless of the ability to pay;
and

Section 2.

W.S. 9
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2
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127(d)(vi) and (g) is repealed.

Section 3.

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

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