HB0233 - End stage renal disease program.
2001 |
State of Wyoming |
01LSO-0020.E1 ENGROSSED |
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0233
End stage renal disease program.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Parady, Meuli, Sadler and
Tipton and Senator(s) Devin
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to the
end stage renal dialysis program;
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authorizing an end stage renal dialysis program; requiring
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eligibility criteria; providing an appropriation; requiring
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rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.
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6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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8 Section 1. W.S. 42-4-117 is created to read:
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10 42-4-117. End stage renal dialysis
program;
11 rulemaking; funding.
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13 (a) Effective
July 1, 2001, the department shall
14 expand coverage for services
authorized under W.S.
15 42-4-103(a)(xxiii) for qualified
individuals in need of end
16 stage renal dialysis to the extent
funding is available.
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2 (b) The
department shall by rule and regulation
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establish reasonable limits on services and supplies
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authorized under this section, including establishing
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eligibility criteria for receipt of services. In
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establishing eligibility criteria, the department shall
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consider financial ability of the individual or his family
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to contribute to the services, severity of the illness, the
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critical need for the services and the ability of the
10 program to meet the needs of the
individual.
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12 Section
2. Five hundred thousand dollars
13 ($500,000.00) is appropriated to the
department from the
14 general fund to implement the
purposes of this act.
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16 Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2001.
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18 (END)
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