ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL NO. 0233

ENROLLED ACT NO. 88, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2001 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to the end stage renal dialysis program;
authorizing an end stage renal dialysis program; requiring
eligibility criteria; providing an appropriation; requiring
rulemaking; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.  W.S. 42-4-117 is created to read:

42-4-117. End stage renal dialysis program;
rulemaking; funding.

(a) Effective July 1, 2001, the department shall
expand coverage for services authorized under W.S.
42-4-103(a)(xxiii) for qualified individuals in need of end
stage renal dialysis to the extent funding is available.

(b) The department shall by rule and regulation
establish reasonable limits on services and supplies
authorized under this section, including establishing
eligibility criteria for receipt of services. In
establishing eligibility criteria, the department shall
consider financial ability of the individual or his family
to contribute to the services, severity of the illness, the
critical need for the services and the ability of the
program to meet the needs of the individual.

Section 2.  Five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000.00) is appropriated to the department from the
general fund to implement the purposes of this act.

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Section 3.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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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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