Hospital or healthcare district created entities-immunity.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide information on defining 'local government' or specifying that these entities must follow the rules of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act. The effective date is immediate upon completion of legal steps, but this detail was already supported by the candidate explanation and remains accurate.

Healthcare District Entities and Immunity

This law clarifies that certain healthcare district entities, like those formed by county memorial hospitals or rural health care districts, are subject to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act if they are wholly owned by governmental entities.

What This Bill Does

• Clarifies that specific healthcare district entities formed by a county memorial hospital, special hospital district, rural health care district, and senior health care district, which are wholly owned by one or more governmental entities, are subject to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act.

Who It Names or Affects

• Entities formed by county memorial hospitals, special hospital districts, rural health care districts, and senior health care districts that are wholly owned by governmental entities in Wyoming.

Terms To Know

Wyoming Governmental Claims Act

A law that sets out when and how the government can be sued for damages or losses.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies to healthcare district entities that are wholly owned by governmental bodies.
• It does not change the immunity status of all healthcare facilities or hospitals in Wyoming.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 24LSO-0557

Bill No.:

SF0081

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

24LSO-0557

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0009

Chapter No.:

43

Prime Sponsor:

Baldwin

Catch Title:

Hospital or healthcare district created entities-immunity.

Has Report:

No

Subject:

Clarifying that certain special-district entities are covered entities under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act.

Summary/Major Elements:

The Wyoming Governmental Claims Act generally provides that governmental entities are immune from liability except for specified actions.

This act clarifies that entities formed by a county memorial hospital, special hospital district, rural health care district and a senior health care district that are wholly owned by one or more governmental entities are covered entities for purposes of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act.

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

24LSO-0557

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0081

ENROLLED ACT NO. 9,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2024 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to civil procedure; providing that entities formed by county memorial hospitals and other healthcare districts that are wholly owned by governmental entities are subject to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; 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. 1
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103(a)(ii) is amended to read:

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103.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(ii)

"Local government" means cities and towns, counties, school districts, joint powers boards, airport boards, public corporations,
entities formed by a county memorial hospital, special hospital district, rural health care district or senior health care district that are wholly owned by one (1) or more governmental entities,
community college districts, special districts and their governing bodies, all political subdivisions of the state, and their agencies, instrumentalities and institutions, and governmental entities of another state but only while physically present in the state of Wyoming and while in the course of operating a cooperative public transportation program as defined by W.S. 16
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104(f);

Section 2
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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 Senate.

Chief Clerk

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