Public hospitals-out of county operations.

21LSO-0323
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0323
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0092

Public hospitals-out of county operations.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Case and James and Representative(s) Larsen and Laursen

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to publicly funded hospitals; requiring approval of county commissioners for hospital operation as specified; requiring approval of county commissioners for tax exempt status of hospitals as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 18
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8
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110 and 35
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2
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122 are created to read:

18
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8
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110.

Operation in other counties; tax exempt status.

(a)

No county memorial hospital shall operate a hospital outside of the county of its establishment unless the county commissioners of the county in which the hospital will operate approve by resolution the operation of the hospital within the county. County commissioners shall not rescind approval once granted. This subsection shall only apply to hospitals that commence operations on or after January 1, 2022.

(b)

A county memorial hospital operated by a county outside of its county boundaries shall be entitled to tax exempt status under W.S. 39
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11
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105 only if the county commissioners of the county in which the hospital operates approve by resolution the tax exempt status of the hospital operated by the other county. Approval shall continue unless rescinded by the county commissioners.

35
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2
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122.

Operation in other districts; tax exempt status.

(a)

No hospital district, rural health care district or senior health care district shall operate a hospital outside of its district boundaries unless the county commissioners of the county in which the hospital will operate approve by resolution the operation of the hospital within the county. County commissioners shall not rescind approval once granted. This subsection shall only apply to hospitals that commence operations on or after January 1, 2022.

(b)

A hospital operated by a hospital district, rural health care district or senior health care district outside of its district boundaries shall be entitled to tax exempt status under W.S. 39
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11
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105 only if the county commissioners of the county in which the hospital operates approve by resolution the tax exempt status of the hospital operated by the out of county district. Approval shall continue unless rescinded by the county commissioners.

(c)

As used in this section:

(i)

"Hospital" means as defined in W.S. 35
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403(b)(i).

Section 2
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W.S. 18
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101(a)(intro), 18
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301(a)(intro) and 39
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105(a)(xvi) and (xxv) are amended to read:

18
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8
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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in W.S. 18
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102 through
18
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8
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109
18
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8
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110
the words:

18
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301.

Additional powers; requirements and conditions; approval by governing body.

(a)

Subject to the requirements of this section
, W.S. 18
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8
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110 and 35
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2
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122
, any county memorial hospital, special hospital district established under W.S. 35
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2
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401 through 35
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2
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438, rural health care district established under W.S. 35
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2
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701 through 35
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2
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709 and senior health care district established under W.S. 35
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2
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1201 through 35
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2
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1203
may, either within the county of its establishment or without, within this state or without:

39
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11
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105.

Exemptions.

(a)

The following property is exempt from property taxation:

(xvi)

Subject to W.S. 35
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2
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122(b), p
roperty of a museum or hospital district;

(xxv)

Subject to W.S. 18
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110 and 35
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2
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122(b), p
roperty used for schools, museums, orphan asylums or hospitals to the extent they are not used for private profit.

As used in this paragraph, "museum" means as defined in W.S. 34
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101(a)(iv);

Section 3.

This act is effective January 1, 2022
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(END)

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