ORIGINAL HOUSE ENGROSSED

BILL NO. 0114

ENROLLED ACT NO. 86, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

An ACT relating to public health offices; authorizing
public health offices to charge fees for services as
specified; providing exceptions; repealing conflicting
provisions; clarifying appointments that may be made by
local boards of health; and providing for an effective
date.

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

Section 1. W.S. 35-1-305(a)(intro) and by creating a
new subsection (c) and 35-1-306(e)(intro) are amended to
read:

35-1-305. Appointment of health officers and other
personnel generally; local board of health may fix fees for
certain services.

(a) In the counties, municipalities or districts
where health departments are created, as provided herein,
the local board of health may appoint a full time or part
time health officer, deputy health officers, public health
nurses, sanitarians, environmental health specialists and
such other public health personnel as may be deemed
necessary to adequately protect the public health. Subject
to subsection (c) of this section, the local board of
health may fix reasonable fees and charges for the
following services, only: except for follow-up of
communicable diseases and for individuals who receive
services under the public health nursing infant home
visitation subprogram created by W.S. 35-27-102. No person
shall be denied necessary nursing services within the
limits of available personnel because of an inability to
pay the cost of such services.

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(c) Prior to the establishment of any fee under this
section, the local board of health, the city council or the
board of county commissioners, as appropriate, shall hold a
public hearing after providing forty-five (45) days written
notice of the hearing. No fee shall be imposed by the local
board of health under this section without the prior
approval of the city council or the board of county
commissioners, as appropriate. No fee established under
this section shall exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).

35-1-306. Appointment of health officer and other
personnel where departments not established; fees and
charges for services; payment.

(e) Said Boards of county commissioners, municipal or
district governing bodies may fix reasonable fees and
charges for the following services, only: except for
follow-up of communicable diseases and for individuals who
receive services under the public health nursing infant
home visitation subprogram created by W.S. 35-27-102. No
person shall be denied necessary nursing services within
the limits of available personnel because of an inability
to pay the cost of such services.

Section 2. W.S. 35-1-305(a)(i) through (v) and
35-1-306(e)(i) through (v) are repealed.

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Section 3. 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 House.

Chief Clerk

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