Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

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The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: SF0029 Drafter: JWL

LSO No.: 04LSO-0237.E2 Effective Date:

Enrolled Act No.: SEA0031

Chapter No.: 100

Prime Sponsor: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

Catch Title: Health care information technology study.

Subject: Provides for a study by health care commission of a statewide health care information and communication technology system.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Directs the Wyoming health care commission to contract for a study on health care information and communication technology;

· Provides for appointment of a subcommittee of the commission to issue request(s) for proposal(s), to award a contract, to oversee the contractor's work and to provide reports to the joint interim labor, health and social services committee;

· Directs the subcommittee to develop a plan for a uniform health care information infrastructure for use by providers, patients and payors that includes:

· Incorporation of existing technologies;

· A business plan, timetable and recommended organizational structures for the maintenance of the system;

· Provision for a digital personal health record with a unique patient identifier;

· Provisions to enhance public health through such means as epidemiological studies, disease reporting, and treatment guidelines;

· Appropriates $400,000 to the Wyoming health care commission for the study.

· Comments:

Requires quarterly reports to the joint interim labor committee, a status report by November 15, 2004 and a final report by September 1, 2005.