60^th WYOMING LEGISLATURE

INTERIM COMMITTEE STUDIES

2010 INTERIM

 

 

JOINT LABOR, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES INTERIM COMMITTEE

 

Standard Budget:     $30,000.00

 

Priority # 1     Traditional Committee Assignments

 

The Committee's jurisdiction includes areas that require federal compliance or coordination, and that are the subject of numerous reports from executive branch agencies.  The Committee will monitor and respond as needed to federal legislation and state agency reports.

 

Priority # 2     Community Health Centers

 

The Committee will review the functions, effectiveness and efficiency of community health centers in Wyoming, and whether the state should facilitate or encourage them.

 

Priority # 3     County Health Officers

 

The Committee will investigate state and county public health needs, and whether some Department of Health funding should be transferred to counties for public health functions of the Department that are performed by county health officers.

 

Priority # 4     Telehealth

 

The Committee will investigate licensure and reimbursement issues that arise from the provision of telehealth services, especially regarding mental health and substance abuse services.

 

Priority # 5     Interstate Purchases of Health Insurance

 

The implementation of 2010 House Bill 128, authorizing the Insurance Commissioner to enter into interstate consortiums for the purchase of health insurance across state lines, will be monitored.  Consideration will be given especially to those state law protections that should be preserved and the effect of interstate competition on Wyoming insurers.

 

Tentative Meeting Schedule:

 

The Committee plans three 2-day meetings to be held in May, September and December.