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SF0021 • 2022

Substance abuse and mental health-accreditation amendments.

AN ACT relating to substance abuse and mental health treatment; amending the Court Supervised Treatment Programs Act to specify that certain accreditations are not required for reimbursement; specifying that certain accreditations are not necessary for reimbursement of substance abuse and mental health services; specifying applicability; requiring rulemaking; and providing for effective dates.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Senator Kost
Last action
2022-03-11
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2022

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about which accreditations are removed or how funding will be affected without these requirements.

Changes to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment Rules

This act changes rules about accreditation for substance abuse and mental health treatment programs in Wyoming.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement that certain accreditations are needed for reimbursement of substance abuse and mental health services.
  • Requires the Department of Health to create rules implementing these changes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who provide substance abuse and mental health services in Wyoming
  • Entities that receive funding or payment for providing these services

Terms To Know

Accreditation
A process where an organization is officially recognized as meeting certain standards.
Reimbursement
Money given back to someone for expenses they have paid out of pocket.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was marked inactive, meaning it is no longer moving in the current session.
  • It does not specify which accreditations are removed or how funding will be affected without these requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2022-03-11 Senate

    S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4

  2. 2022-02-25 Senate

    S No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2022-02-21 Senate

    S10 - Labor:Do Pass Failed 1-4-0-0-0

  4. 2022-02-17 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor 28-2-0-0-0

  5. 2022-01-19 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  6. 2022-01-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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22LSO-0245
2022
STATE OF WYOMING
22LSO-0245
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0021

Substance abuse and mental health-accreditation amendments.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Kost and Nethercott and Representative(s) Olsen

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to substance abuse and mental health treatment; amending the Court Supervised Treatment Programs Act to specify that certain accreditations are not required for reimbursement; specifying that certain accreditations are not necessary for reimbursement of substance abuse and mental health services; specifying applicability; 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. 7
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1605(c) by creating a new paragraph (iv) and 35
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620(b) by creating a new paragraph (xii) are amended to read:

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Establishment of court supervised program account; rules and regulations; panel created; program funding.

(c)

The department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement this act, including establishing standards consistent with the key components of drug courts defined by the United States department of justice or such similar rules as may be adopted by the department.

The rules shall:

(iv)

Not require a program to be accredited in order for an entity providing mental health or substance abuse services for a drug court to receive funding under this act, including accreditation by the commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities, the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations or the national integrated accreditation for health care organizations.

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620.

Powers and duties of the department and its divisions.

(b)

The department shall:

(xii)

Not require any person or entity providing mental health or substance abuse services under this article to be accredited by the commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities, the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations or the national integrated accreditation for health care organizations in order for the person or entity to receive or qualify for funding or payment under this article.

Section 2
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Nothing in this act shall be construed to alter or impair any contract entered into before the effective date of this section.

Section 3.

The department of health shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

Section 4
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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, t
his act is effective July 1, 2022
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(b) Sections 3 and 4 of this act are
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)

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