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2 | STATUS | NUMBER | TITLE | LINK | SPONSOR | DESCRIPTION | FISCAL NOTES | WDA POSITION &/OR NOTES | Support | Oppose | Monitor | FAIL | Opposed and Failed | ||||||||||||||
3 | Letter | Governor's Letter | Suicide Hotline Funding Request | https://www.wyoleg.gov/InterimCommittee/2019/02-20200113GL16_DepartmentofHealth-SuicideHotline.pdf | Governor Gordon | Requests an appropriation to allow counties to administer a suicide prevention hotline. | Reduces the WDH BFY 2021 request of $1,035,571 to $400K ongoing general fund | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Passed Second Reading | HB11 | Qualified residential treatment programs | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0011 | Joint Judiciary | Places specific timelines and requirements for assessing children placed in qualified residential treatment programs | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Failed Committee | HB24 | Medicaid birth cost recovery-amendments | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0024 | Joint Labor, Health and Social Services | Extends the amount of time allowed for WDH to notify DFS of the actual amount of birth costs paid and adds language to allow for disclosure of vital records to DFS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Failed Introduction | HB30 | Behavioral health services task force | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0030 | Joint Labor, Health and Social Services | Establishes a statewide behavioral health services task force (3 senate members, 3 house members, WDH director, 3 mental healthcare providers, 1 member of law enforcement, 1 member of the public. The taskforce is to continue and update the findings of the 2005 select committee on mental health and substance abuse. | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Failed Introduction | HB60 | Insurance policies - notice provisions | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0060 | Rep(s) Stith, Crank and Simpson and Senator Nethercott | Prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage baed on untimely notice of an occurrence or claim without prejudice to the insurer | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Passed CoW | HB62 | Senior health care special districts | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0062 | Joint Labor, Health and Social Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Introduced and Referred to Revenue | HB73 | Nicotine Products-taxation | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0073 | Joint Revenue | Adds definitions of electronic cigarettes, vapor material and nicotine product to statute. Assesses a 15% tax of the wholesale purchase price on e-cigarettes | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Failed Introduction | HB75 | Medicaid expansion-authorization | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0075 | Revenue Committee | Authorizes the Governor to expand Medicaid. | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Introduced and Referred to Labor | HB85 | Prescription tracking program rules | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0085 | Rep. Wilson and Sen. Scott | Requires the board of pharmacy to promulgate rules to administer the state PDMP specifying that said rules will apply to practitioners, pharmacists and other persons authorized or required to use the tracking program. | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Failed to be Introduced | HB93 | Governmental claims-maximum liability | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0093 | Rep(s) Kirkbride, Connolly and Stith and Sen(s) Kost and Von Flatern | Increases the maximum liability under the WY Governmental Claims Act. Maintains the $1M limit on individual claims but strikes language limiting the sum of all claims to $1M. | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Withdrawn by Sponsor | HB100 | Naturopathy Licensing | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0100 | Rep(s) Hunt and Barlow and Senator Baldwin | Creates a naturopathy license and establishes a naturopathy licensing board. | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Failed to be Introduced | HB106 | Immunization exemptions-nonrefusal of services | https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0106 | Rep(s) Clem, Hallinan, and Lindholm and Sen. Bouchard | Prohibits hospitals, and hospital-owned clinics, from refusing to treat unimmunized individuals. | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Received for Introduction | HB107 | Neglect and Abuse | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0107 | Rep(s) Clem, Jennings, Olsen and Salazar and Sen(s) Biteman, Bouchard, Hutchings and Steinmetz | Redefines WY statute definitions for neglect and abuse. Specifies that neglect does not include a decision by a child's parent, guardian or custodian based upon reason of religious belief, to refuse specified medical treatment for the child, unless emergency treatment is required when the child faces an immediate threat of death or serious or irreparable harm. Further defines medical neglect. | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Introduced and Referred to Labor | HB109 | Electronic monitoring in long-term care facilities | https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0109 | Rep(s) Kirkbride, Brown, Hallinan, Paxton, Sweeney and Yin and Sen(s) Baldwin and Pappas | Provides the necessary statutes, regulations and rulemaking authoirty to allow for electronic monitoring in long-term care facilities. | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Introduced and Referred to Labor | HB113 | Importation of prescription drugs-study | https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0113 | Rep(s) Salazar, Barlow, Brown, Burlingame, Gray, Hallinan, Harshman, Jennings, Lindholm and Miller and Sen(s) Biteman and James | Requires the WY Dept. of Health shall complete a study on the feasibility of establishing a prescription drug importation program for distributing prescription drugs to voluntarily participating, state-licensed pharmacies in WY for retail sale to persons in WY with valid prescriptions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Failed to be Introduced | HB115 | Multi-disciplinary clinical advisory panel | https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0115 | Rep(s) Wilson, Dayton, Lindholm, and Yin and Sen(s) Ellis, Gierau, Hutchings and Pappas | Establishes the multi-disciplinary clinical advisory panel for purposes of conducting independent study and review of any healthcare profession group or organization proposing to create a new license type or change the scope of practice of a health profession. The panel would be composed of three physicians, two nurses, one pharmacist, one psychologist, four from any of the following professions (optometry, occupational therapy, speech language pathology, physical therapy,respiratory care, podiatry, chiropractic, midwifery, acupuncture, dentistry, PA, EMT, rad tech, athletic trainer, or dietician). | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Introduced and Referred to Education | HB119 | Medicaid billing for school-based services | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0119 | Appropriations Committee | Beginning July of 2021, requires school districts to bill for school-based services for Medicaid eligible students. | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Senate Received for Introduction | HB120 | CHIP - state administration | https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0120 | Appropriations Committee | Authorizes the State Dept. of Health to administer the CHIP program, previously administered by BCBS of WY. | Reimbursement rates will be key factor for monitoring this bill. | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Failed Introduction | HB123 | Pharmacists prescribing contraceptives | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0123 | Rep(s) Yin, Dayton, and Sweeney and Sen(s) Anselmi-Dalton and Schuler | Authorizes pharmacists to prescribe, distribute and administer self-administered and injectable hormonal contraceptves. Places limitations and sets parameters. | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Failed to be Introduced | HB125 | Safety belts | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0125 | Rep(s) Burkhart, Blake and Brown and Sen(s) Pappas and Von Flatern | Imposes a primary safety belt law in Wyoming meaning vehicles could be pulled over only for reasons of failure to wear a safety belt. Requires the driver to ensure belt usage by all passengers in the vehicle under the age of 16. | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Introduced and Referred to Education | HB141 | Seizure Safe Schools | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0141 | Rep(s) Duncan, Barlow, Connolly, Hallinan, Kirkbride and Wilson and Sen(s) Baldwin and Steinmetz | Requires schools to provide appropriate training to all teachers, principals, counselors and other faculty and staff to recognize the signs and symptoms of seizures and administer seuzure first aid. As of July 1, 2021, each school district board shall ensure that in each school within the district there is at least one school employee who has been trained to administer, or assist with the self-administration of seizure medications prescribed to treat a seizure or seizure disorder symptoms. | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Introduced and Referred to Labor | HB143 | Prescription drugs-access and affordability | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0143 | Rep(s) Barlow, Hallinan, Henderson, Kinner, Kirkride, Salazar and Sweeney and Sen(s) Anselmi-Dalton, Baldwin, Kost and Landen | Requires the Dept. of Heath to study ways to improve access to and the affordability of presription drugs in Wyoming. | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Introduced and Referred to Judiciary | HB145 | Emergency services - Medical supervision requirements | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0145 | Rep(s) Pelkey, Barlow, Blackburn, Connolly, Olsen, and Sommers and Sen. Baldwin | Extends the authority to serve as medical directors of emergency medical services from physicians to APRNs and PAs. Extends civil immunity to APRNs and PAs who are serving as medical directors of emergency medical services. Does not attach immunity in situations of gross neglience or willful or wanton misconduct. | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Failed Introduction in the House | HB148 | Anesthesiologist assistants | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0148 | Rep(s) Clem, Barlow, Hallinan, Sommers, Stith and Sweeney and Sen(s) Bouchard and Pappas | Licenses anesthesia assistants to practice in Wyoming. | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Passed Committee | HB172 | Air ambulance-Medicaid coverage amendments | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0172 | Rep(s) Barlow and Clem and Sen Baldwin | Attempts to again amend the state employees' and officials' group insurance plan to offer air ambualnce services under the air ambulance transport services program. | |||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Passed House Committee | HB197 | Abortion-48 hour waiting period | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0197 | Rep(s) Tass, Clem, Gray, Hallinan, Jennings, Larsen, Miller, Styvar and Winter | Requires a 48 hour waiting period prior to performing certain nonemergency abortion procedures | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Failed Introduction | HB199 | Medical equipment certificate of need commission | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0199 | Rep(s) Hallinan, Clem and Laursen | Establishes the medical equipment certificate of need commission to regulate the purchase of medical equipment, specifically MRI and CT scan devices. | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Failed Introduction in the House | HB205 | Tobacco Taxes-amendments | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0205 | Rep(s) Burlingame and Sen(s) Rothfuss and Scott | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Failed to be Introduced | HB241 | Optometrist practice act amendments-2 | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0241 | Rep(s) Sommers and Barlow and Sen. Baldwin | Expands the scope of practice for Wyoming optometrists to be able to perform certain surgical procedures with laser and scalpel as well as expand pharmaceutical presctiptive authority. | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Failed Introduction | HR7 | Medicaid coverage-eligible low income adults | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HJ0007 | Rep(s) Sweeney, Brown, Clifford, Connolly, Furphy, Henderson, Yin and Zwonitzer | Proposes to expand Medicaid through a Constitutional amendment. Would put the question of expanding Medicaid to the voters of Wyoming in the next general election. | |||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Received for Introduction | SF29 | Optometrist practice act amendments | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0029 | Sen(s) Baldwin, Boner, Coe, Dockstader and Von Flatern and Rep(s) Barlow, Blake, Freeman, Laursen and Sommers | Expands the scope of practice for Wyoming optometrists to be able to perform certain surgical procedures with laser and scalpel as well as expand pharmaceutical presctiptive authority. | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Received for Introduction in the House | SF35 | Health care claims database reporting | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0035 | Joint Labor, Health and Social Services | Requires the state Wyoming employee health care claims data to a multi-payer health care claims database | |||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Senate Passed 2nd Reading | SF37 | Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0037 | Joint Labor, Health and Social Services | Establishes a psychology interjurisdictional compact authorizing the temporary and telemedicine ased provision of psychology services by psychologists not licensed to practice psychology in Wyoming. | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Received for Introduction in the House | SF38 | Health insurance costs-bundled payment study | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0038 | Joint Labor, Health and Social Services | Requires WY A&I to study and make recommendations for bundled payments to health care providers under the state employees' and officials' group health insurance plan. Study what benefits/savings could be gained by entering into bundled payment arrangements with Wyoming hospitals or other Wyoming health care providers. Priotizes focus on high volume procedures and diagnoses and other diagnoses and procedures that are high cost. | |||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Received for Introduction in the House | SF42 | Nicotine products-age verification and shipping | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0042 | Joint Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | Passed 2nd Reading | SF50 | Nicotine products-lawful age and penalties | https://www.wyoleg.gov/2020/Introduced/SF0050.pdf | Joint Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Introduced and Referred to Revenue | SF52 | Tobacco Products-mail and online sales prohibition | https://www.wyoleg.gov/2020/Introduced/SF0052.pdf | Joint Revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Passed Senate Committee | SF69 | Rural Healthcare district authority | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0069 | Sen(s) Baldwin, and Gierau and Rep(s) Eyre and Sommers | Amends the rural healthcare districts language to include nursing homes | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Withdrawn by Sponsor | SF73 | Prescription Tracking Program Amendments | https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0073 | Senate Labor, Health & Social Services | Amends the controlled subtance prescription tracking program authorizing the Board of Pharmacy to release information from the prescription tracking program as specified; and providing for an effective date. | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Passed Senate Committee | SF91 | Global signature authority for health care providers | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0091 | Sen Wasserburger | Provides signature authority to PAs and APRNs for any certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, endorsement or other acknowledgement by a physician. | |||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Passed Senate Committee | SF97 | Born alive infant-means of care | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0097 | Sen(s) Steinmetz, Biteman, Hutchings and Kinskey and Rep(s) Duncan, Eyre, Flitner, Gray, Jennings, Tass and Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Introduced and Referred to Labor | SF115 | Air ambulance remedies | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0115 | Sen Scott and Rep. Blake | ||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Introduced and Referred to Labor | SF131 | Human heartbeat protection act | https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/SF0131 | Sen(s) Biteman, Boner, Hicks, Hutchings, and Steinmetz and Rep(s) Clem, Gray, Hallinan, Jennings, Miller and Salazar | Stipulates that no abortion can be performed after the embryo or fetus has a detectable fetal heartbeat. Defines detectable fetal heartbeat as cardiac activity or the steady and repetitive rhythmic contraction of the fetal heart within the gestational sac that is detectable using standard medical equipment. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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