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LEGISLATION TRACKER
2023 GENERAL SESSION
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LEGISLATION THAT PASSED THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
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HB04Medicaid twelve month postpartum coverageLaborTemporarily extends Medicaid coverage from 60 days postpartum to 12 months postpartum. The authorization for this extension of services ends March 31, 2027.SUPPORTPassed Third ReadingPassed Third Reading
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HB065988 suicide preventionRevenueEstablishes the 988 system for suicide prevention and mental health crises. Establishes requirements for the system, an advisory board and a 988 trust fund with related reserve account. Provides immunity for telecommunications providers and specifies confidentiality of information. Appropriates a total of $46M from the legislative stabilization reserve account to the 988 system trust fund account.SUPPORTPassed Third Reading - AmendedPassed Third Reading. House Concurred with Senate amendments
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HB076Licensing boards amendmentsRep(s) Zwonitzer, Dn., Andrew, Banks, Harshman, Lawley, Newsome, Olsen, Ottman and Trujillo and Senator(s) Baldwin and LandenUpdates obsolete language and dates in various state licensure statutes. Removes requiremnts for examinations for cosmetology, revises continuing education requirements related to occupational therapy practice, removes the requirement for a respiratory care program to be accredited. MONITORPassed Third Reading Passed Third Reading - Heavily amended
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HB0140Mental Health care Access - Collaborative Care ModRep(s) Zwoniter, Dn., Brown, Henderson, Sommers and Yin, Sen(s) Pappas and SchulerRequires that private insurance companies reimburse clinics for collaborative care codes allowing physical and mental health to colocate within primary care clinics. SUPPORT - WMS and WAPP BillPassed Third Reading 40-21-1Passed Third Reading 22-9
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HB0152Life is a Human Right ActRep(s) Rodriguez-Williams, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Haroldson, Heiner, Hornok, Jennings, Knapp, Neiman, Niemiec, Olsen, Ottman, Penn, Singh, Slagle, Smith, Styvar, Ward, Washut and Winter and Sen(s) Biteman, Boner, Bouchard, Brennan, Dockstader, French, Furphy, Hutchings, Ide, Laursen, D., McKeown, Salazar, Schuler and SteinmetzEstablishes that life begins at conception and dictates that an embryo be treated as a member of the human race under article 1, section 2 of the Wyoming Constitution. Establishes that an embryo be considered under article 1, section 6 of the Wyoming Constitution which guarantees that no person may be deprived of life or liberty without due process of law. Specifies that abortion is not health care but rather the intentional termination of the life of an unborn baby. Defines abortion, and provides exceptions. OPPOSEPassed Third ReadingWatiing on General File - Laid back to Monday
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SF05Medical malpractice statutory updateCorporationsCurrently, medical malpractice insurers are required to file a report of all claims against a health care provider and a report of all awards or settlements given in cases against health care providers. This bill removes the "shall" and replaces it with a "may" offering discretion to the commissioner to request said report. If the commissioner asks for the report, insurance companies must be given three months notice.MONITORPassed Third ReadingPassed Third Reading
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SF07Definition of opiate antagonist-amendmentSenator(s) Baldwin, Barlow, Brennan, Driskill, Landen and Nethercott and Rep(s) Harshman, Larsen, Oakley, Walters and Zwonitzer, Dn.Expands the definition of opiate antagonist to include any device or medication approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of an opiate related drug overdose. Currently, state law defines opiate antagonist as naloxone hydrochloride, narcan or any other brand name used for naloxone hydrochloride. SUPPORTPassed Third ReadingPassed Third Reading
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SF09Medicaid coverage-licensed pharmacistsSenator(s) Baldwin, Barlow, Dockstader, Furphy and Nethercott and Representative LarsenAuthorizes licensed pharmacists to be paid for professional services through Medicaid. MONITORPassed Third Reading - Reconsideration - Assigned conference committee to reconcile different bill versionsPassed Third Reading
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SF010Licensed professional counselor compactLaborEnters WY into a compact with other states to allow licensed professional counselors licensed in one compact state to exercise a multistate licensure privilege in other states that are party to the compact. MONITORPassed Third Reading - Received for concurrence Passed Third Reading
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SF011Cancer early detection amendmentLaborAmends the requirements of the state colorectal screening program. Currently, state law states eligibility at age 50+. This bill eliminates the age 50 requirement and replaces it with language that stays up to date with national evidence based recommendations. It also replaces voucher language with language specifying that the department shall provide reimbursement for an eligible person's colonoscopy at the rate paid under the Medicaid. The person receiving services would still be responsible for paying all other costs associated with the colonoscopy. SUPPORTPassed Third ReadingPassed Third Reading
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SF037Podiatry medical services-MedicaidSenator(s) Baldwin, Ellis, and Schuler and Rep(s) Harshman, Sommers and Zwonitzer, Dn.Authorizes podiatry services as a service to be reimbursed by state Medicaid and appropriates $56,500 from the state general fund with a matching $56,500 in federal funds for payment of podiatry services through Medicaid. SUPPORTPassed Third ReadingPassed Third Reading
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SF079Plans of safe care-newbornsSenator(s) Baldwin and Barlow and Rep(s) Brown, Larsen, Oakley, Sommers, Washut and Zwonitzer, Dn.Creates new statute 35-2-1401 for plans of safe care defining the patient care team and specifying that a plan of safe care will ensure the safety and wellbeing of an infant with prenatal substance use exposure. Requires that a member of the patient care team develop a plan of safe care for any infant born with and identified as being affected by substance abuse or withdrawal symptoms from prenatal drug or alcohol exposure. Requires that the patient care team report the total number of infants and families for whom a plan of safe care was developed to DFS pursuant to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA Law).SUPPORTPassed Third ReadingPassed Third Reading
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SF080Visitation rightsSenator McKeownRequires that any healthcare facility providing 24-hour care allow visitation for any person receiving care within that facility. Provides for exceptions for patients detained involuntarily under W.S. 25-10-109 or adults who have been convictd of a crime and are in the custody of the state or a local jurisdiction. OPPOSEPassed Third ReadingPassed Third Reading
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SF0109Prohibiting chemical abortionsSen(s) Salazar, Biteman, Boner, Brennan, Dockstader, French, Furphy, Hutchings, Ide, Kolb, Laursen, D. McKeown, Schuler and Steinmetz and Rep(s) Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Davis, Haroldson, Hornok, Jennings, Knapp, Locke, Neiman, O'Hearn, Olsen, Ottman, Pendergraft, Penn, Rodriguez-Williams, Singh, Slagle, Smith, Styvar, Trujillo, Ward and WashutProhibits the manufacturing, distribution, prescribing, dispensing, selling, transfering or use of any chemical abortion drug (defined as mifepristone, misoprostol, mifeprex, mifegyne or any substantially similar generic or non-generic drug or chemical disepensed for purposes of causing an abortion) in the state for the purpose of procuring or performing an abortion. Provides exceptions for use prior to conception or before pregnancy can be confirmed through conventional medical testing, the treatment of miscarriage, or treatments necessary to preserve the woman from an imminent peril or to terminate a pregnancy that is a result of incest or sexual assault. Makes any physician or other person who violates the section guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months imprisonment and/or a fine of up to $9,000OPPOSEHeavily amended with physician input. Passed Third ReadingPassed Third Reading
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HOUSE BILLS THAT HAVE FAILED THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
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HB08Upper payment limit authorizationLaborAuthorizes the department of health to pursue an upper payment limit supplemental payment program for the benefit of psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTF).SUPPORTFailed to be heard in committee by the deadline
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HB0034School finance-mental health servicesEducationAppropriates $11,520,000 to create a program for school districts to apply for competitive grants to assist in providing mental health services to K-12 public education students for two years. SUPPORTPassed Third Reading - AmendedFailed Committee 2-3
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HB037Telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitationTransportationRequires that all emergency dispatchers and peace officers be trained in telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation effective January 2024.MONITORFailed to be heard in committee by the deadline
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HB058Cigarette taxRevenueIncreases the tax on cigarettes from $0.03 to $0.052 per cigarette. The tax would be made effective July 1, 2023. SUPPORTFailed to be heard in committee by the deadline
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HB066Prohibiting mask, vaccine and testing discriminationRep(s) Ward, Allemand, Angelos, Banks, Haroldson, Hornok, Knapp, Locke, Ottman, Penn, Rodriguez-Williams, Slagle, Smith, Strock, Styvar and Winter and Senator(s) Hutchings and SalazarProhibits any person being denied services, goods, facilities, advantages or privileges that are public in nature baed on a person's infectious virus or disease vaccination status, use of face covering or refusal to submit to any medical testing. Further prohibits any person from publishing, displaying or mailing any communication, notice or advertisement that states that a person is required to wear a face covering, is required to wear a face covering, is required to have any infectious virus or disease vaccination or is required to submit to medical testing as a condition for receiving or accessing services, goods, facilities, advantages and privileges that are public in nature or invite patronage of the public. A violator of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and punishable of a fine not to exceed $5K or imprisonment not to exceed 1 year. OPPOSEFailed Third Reading
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HB080Medical treatment opportunity act - Medicaid reformRevenueDirects the department of health, insurance commissioner and governor to negotiate with CMS to obtain a plan amendment or other federal authorization to provide Medicaid coverage for all persons eligible for expanded Medicaid. Automatically ends coverage if at any point in time the federal match falls below 90% for the expanded population. SUPPORTFailed to be Considered on General File
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HB0117Abortion amendmentsRep(s) Yin, Provenza, and Sherwood and Sen(s) Gierau and RothfussProhibits aborotion after the fetus has reached viability. Creates a new W.S. 35-6-102 (d) An abortion shall not be performed after the embryo or fetus has reached viability except when necessary to preserve the woman from an imminent peril that substantially endangers her life or health, according to appropriate medical judgment, or if the pregnancy is the result of incest as defined by sexual assault. Specifies that no funds appropriated by the legislature shall be used to pay for abortions except when the pregnancy is the rseult of incest or sexual assault that is reported to a law enforcement agency within five days after the assault or when the life of the mother would be endangered by carrying the pregnancy to term. MONITORFailed to be heard in committee by the deadline
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HB0119Medical prescriptions-off label purposesRep(s) Penn, Angelos, Bear, Davis, Haroldson, Hornok, Jennings, Neiman, Ottman, Smith and Ward and Sen(s) Brennan and SalazarAuthorizes any prescriber to prescribe medications for off label indications and any pharmacist to dispense medications for off label indication. Provides immunity from disciplinary action.Exempts controlled substances as defined in schedule I or schedule II of the WY Controlled Substances Act. OPPOSEPassed Third Reading - AmendedFailed Committee 3-2
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HB0122Anesthesiologist assistants licensingRep(s) Berger, Banks, Stith and Zwonitzer, Dn and Sen(s) Pappas and SchulerProvides licensure provisions and scope of practice specifications for Anesthesiology AssistantsSUPPORTFailed Committee 3 aye, 6 no
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HB0143Health mandates-CDC and WHO jurisdiction in WyomingRep(s) Ward, Allemand, Haroldson, Jennings, Locke, Pendergraft, Slagle and Strock and Sen(s) Hutchings and IdeStates that the CDC and WHO have no jurisdiction in the state of Wyoming. Any guidance, requirements, recommendations, mandates, or instructions can not be used to justify mask, vaccine or medical testing requirements in the state. OPPOSEFailed Third Reading
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HB0149Protection of health care workersRep(s) Zwoniter, Dn., Chadwick and Clouston and Sen(s) Brennan, Nethercott and SchulerCreates the offenses of assault, threat of violence and battery against health care providers and specifies penalties.SUPPORTFailed Third Reading
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HB0179Medical care for Wyoming communitiesRep(s) Harshman, Chadwick, Clouston, O'Hearn, Trujillo and Yin and Sen(s) Barlow and HutchingsRequires the University of Wyoming and community college commission to study Wyoming's medical education programs. Adds language requiring the board to consider assessments of health care needs by geographic area and partiular health care priorities identified by the office of rural health. Allows contracts to be adjusted for contract length and payback requirements. Creates a new Section two (2) requiring three (3) reports no later than August of 2023.MONITORWas not Considered on General File
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HB0191Pharmacy benefit manager act enhancementsRep(s) Banks, Allemand, Bear, Neiman, and Winter and Sen(s) Biteman, Brennan and HutchingsA bill brought by private pharmacies to modify the laws and rules pertaining to the operation of pharmacy benefit managers. MONITORFailed to be heard in committee by the deadline
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HB0234Medical Ethics Defense ActRep(s) Ottman, Jennings, Pendergraft, Penn and SmithAllows health care providers, healthcare institutions and healthcare payers the right to refuse to participate in or pay for healthcare services if doing so would violate their conscience. Prohibits any healthcare provider from being scheduled for, assigned or requested to directly or indirectly perofrm, facilitate, refer for or participate in any abortion unless the practitioner first affirmatively consents in writing to perform, facilitate, refer for or participate in the abortion. Requires every facility to adopt internal policies to allow any provider to exercise their right to refuse to participate in a healthcare service based on their conscience.Failed to be Introduced
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HB0248vital records-amendmentsRep(s) Zwonitzer, Dn., and Chadwick and Sen CaseWould require that death certificates be signed within 72 hours and attach a penalty of $100 and/or six onths in jail for failure to do so.OPPOSEFailed Committee
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HJ0012Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage-increaseRep(s) Nicholas, Northrup, Olsen, Sommers and Stith and Sen(s) Baldwin and CaseA Joint Resolution request that Congress increase Wyoming's Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP). SUPPORTWas not Considered on General File
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SENATE FILES THAT HAVE FAILED THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
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SF019Highway safety-child restraintsTransportationRequires that children under the age of two, or who meet the weight and height requirements specified by the manufacturer of the child safety restraint, must be restrainted in a rear-facing child restraint system beginning July 1, 2023.SUPPORTFailed to be scheduled for debatePassed Third Reading
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SF089Insurance coverage for hearing aidsSen(s) Furphy, Baldwin, Barlow, Landen, and Nethercott and Rep(s) Brown, Provenza, Sherwood and Zwonitzer, Dn.Requires health insurance and disability insurance to provide coverage for hearing aids and hearing aid professional services. SUPPORTFailed Committee of the Whole 9-15-7
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SF0111Child abuse-change of sexSen(s) Scott, Brennan, McKeown, Schuler and Steinmetz and Rep(s) Allemand, Banks, Chadwick, Heiner, Jennings, Lawley, Olsen, Ottman, Strock, Styvar and WaltersMakes any person who performs any medical procedure, administers a drug or other agent or combination thereof with the intention to change the sex of a child guilty of felony child abuse. Provides for exceptions if the medical treatment is to create the clear sexual identity of a child born with an ambiguous sexual identity, or to treat a child born with external genitalia of one gender that does not match their chromosomal structure, and any medical treatment necessary for traumatic injureis or life threatening physical disease not to include psychological or emotional conditions. OPPOSEFailed to be considered in committee by deadlinePassed Third Reading
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SF0115Dental insurance-payment for servicesSen(s) Cooper, Dockstader, Landen and Nethercott and Rep WaltersProhibits insurers from bundling payments, and downcoding. Allows a dentist to bill and collect payment and balance bill for a service the dentist performed but that may not be a covered service by the contract as long as the dentist notifies the insured that the dentist may not receive full reimbursement and that the patient will be held responsible for full payment.MONITORFailed to be heard by the deadline
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SF0144Chloe's law - children gener change prohibitionSen(s) Bouchard, French, Hutchings, Ide, Laursen, D. and McKeown and Rep(s) Heiner, Hornok and WinterCreates a new Article 9 prohibiting any health policy from providing coverage for any gender transitioning or gender reassignment procedure provided to or performed on a child. Prohibits any health care provider from performing a surgery that sterilizes a child, including castration, vasectomy, hysterectomy, oophorectomy, metoidioplasty, orchiectomy, penectomy, phalloplasty and vaginoplasty, mastectomy, or providing or administering any drugs that induce transient or permanent infertility, puberty suppression, supraphysiologic doses of testosterone to females, supraphysiologic doses of estrogen to males or remove any otherwise healthy or non-diseased body part or tissue. Penalizes any health care provider for violation by revoking and or suspending their license and registration.Provides an exception for procedures or treatments that are performed with the consent of the child's parent or guardian and are for a child who is born with a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sex development, including 46, XX chromosomes with virilization, 46, XY with undervirilization or both ovarian and testicular tissue. OPPOSEFailed to be be heard on General FilePassed Third Reading
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SF0162Grace Smith Medical Freedom ActSen(s) Biteman, Brennan, Hutchings, Salazar and Steinmetz and Rep(s) Andrew and JenningsRequires state and county health officers to grant waivers to any immunization requirement in K-12 students upon request. Strikes existing language requiring evidence of religious objection or medical contraindication. Mandates that the exemption be granted within 7 days of the request being made. OPPOSEFailed to be heard by the deadline
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SF0165Mental health telehealth pilot programSen(s) Brennan, Baldwin, Ellis and Rothfuss and Rep. BrownAuthorizes and requires the department of education to contract with a telehealth counseling provider to offer services to public school students as a pilot and appropriates $250,000 from the general fund for the period of July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2027MONITORFailed to be heard by the deadline
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SJ010Right of health care access-constitutional amendmentSen(s) Rothfuss, Barow, and Case and Rep(s) Provenza, Yin and Zwonitzer, Dn.Proposes to amend the Wyoming State Constitution to eliminate the legislature's express authority to determine reasonable and necessary restrictions on a person's right to make helath care decisions and diret payment for health care. SUPPORTFailed Committee
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