HB0024 • 2024

Certificate of need repeal.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; authorizing the department of health to approve alterations or additions to health care facilities as specified; repealing bed expansion limitations for nursing care facilities and hospitals as specified; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare

Inactive

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

Sponsor: Labor
Last action: 2024-03-05
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide information about the full impact or specific sections of existing laws that are being eliminated.

Certificate of Need Repeal

The bill removes certain requirements for nursing care facilities and hospitals to get approval before expanding or making changes to their buildings, focusing only on health and safety compliance.

What This Bill Does

Removes the requirement for nursing care facilities and hospitals to seek approval from the Department of Health for construction projects that increase bed numbers.
Allows the Department of Health to approve alterations or additions to healthcare facilities solely for health care and life safety compliance purposes.

Who It Names or Affects

Nursing care facilities and hospitals in Wyoming
The Department of Health

Terms To Know

Certificate of Need: A document that a healthcare facility needs to obtain before expanding or making significant changes, which includes approval from the state.
Department of Health: The government agency responsible for overseeing public health and safety in Wyoming.

Limits and Unknowns

This bill is no longer moving forward as it has been marked inactive by the Wyoming legislature.
It only affects nursing care facilities and hospitals, not other types of healthcare providers.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0024HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee

Adopted

Plain English: The amendment changes the department of health's role from commenting on plans to approving alterations or additions to healthcare facilities for safety compliance.

Changes 'comment on' to 'approve' in the bill text.
Removes 'rather than approve' and replaces 'these plans' with 'as specified'.
Adds a new reporting requirement for the department of health to report on construction status and potential adverse effects by September 1, 2028.

The amendment text does not specify what exactly is meant by 'as specified', leaving some details unclear.

Bill History

2024-03-05 Senate
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
2024-03-05 Senate
S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2024-02-21 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2024-02-21 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2024-02-21 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 58-4-0-0-0
2024-02-20 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2024-02-19 House
H COW:Passed
2024-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2024-02-16 House
H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0
2024-02-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 59-1-2-0-0
2024-01-24 House
H Received for Introduction
2023-12-21 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0151
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0151
ENGROSSED
3.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0024

Certificate of need repeal.

Sponsored by: Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Interim Committee

A BILL

for

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

Section 1
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W.S. 35
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2
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906(a) is amended to read:

35
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2
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906.

Construction and expansion of facilities; exemption.

(a)

A licensee who contemplates construction of or alteration or addition to a health care facility shall submit plans and specifications to the division for preliminary inspection and approval
, for the purposes of health care and life safety compliance only,
prior to commencing construction. Significant changes to the original plans must also be submitted and approved prior to implementation
for the purposes of health care and life safety compliance only
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The plans and any changes shall indicate any increase in the number of beds.

Section 2.

W.S. 35
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2
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901(a)(v) and 35
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2
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906(b), (c), (f) and (g) are repealed.

Section 3.

On or before September 1, 2028, the department of health shall report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee on the status of construction of nursing care facilities and whether hospitals and nursing care facilities are adversely affected by this act.

Section 4
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This act is effective July 1, 2024
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