Bill No.:         SF0064                                               Drafter: JWL

LSO No.:       14LSO-0263                                     Effective Date: Immediate

Enrolled Act No.:    SEA0058

Chapter No.:                        CH0120

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

Catch Title:              Public health nursing.

Subject:                     Addresses state/local public health nursing responsibilities.

Summary/Major Elements:  This act:

· Creates W.S. 35-1-242, authorizing the Department of Health to enter into memoranda of understanding (MOU) with counties and joint powers boards regarding the organization, management, delivery and financing of public health nursing services;

· Allows counties to choose to provide public health nursing through state employed nurses, county employed nurses or a combination;

· Provides that the MOU may:

o Specify issues regarding work hours and supervision of state-employed nurses;

o Specify state and county contributions of financing and physical resources;

o Provide for transfer of county employed nurses to state AWEC positions, and authorizes AWEC positions to the Department of Health for this purpose.

· Itemizes the alternative methods of providing public health nursing services using state and local resources and employees;

· Requests the Wyoming County Commissioners Association form a task force to develop recommended legislation governing the provision, management and financing of public health nursing services.

Report required:  Commissioners’ task force recommendations to the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee by October 1, 2015.

Appropriation:  $500,000 GF to Department of Health for public health nursing services in those counties not previously using state employee nurses but entering into an MOU under this act.

Repeal Date:  W.S. 35-1-242 created by this act is repealed effective June 30, 2016.