Wyoming legislation · 2025 General Session
Wyoming HB284: Required hospital services.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2025
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring hospitals licensed by the department of health to provide specified services; authorizing hospitals to apply to the department of health to waive obstetrics, labor and delivery services as specified; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
What the bill says
An act relating to public health and safety; requiring hospitals licensed by the department of health to provide specified services; authorizing hospitals to apply to the department of health to waive obstetrics, labor and delivery services as specified; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to public health and safety; requiring hospitals licensed by the department of health to provide specified services; authorizing hospitals to apply to the department of health to waive obstetrics, labor and delivery services as specified; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date. Section 1. W.S. 35‐2‐915 is created to read: 35‐2‐915. Minimum general acute hospital and critical care access hospital services. (a) A hospital licensed through the department and whose support, either in whole or in part, is derived from public funds and provides inpatient acute care shall: (i) Offer the following minimum services as defined by the (B) Radiology services; (C) Laboratory services; and (D) Nursing services. (ii) Offer, subject to the waiver provision of subsection (b) of this section, obstetrics, labor and delivery services. (b) A hospital licensed by the department whose support, either in whole or in part, is derived from public funds and that seeks to waive the requirement to offer obstetrics, labor and delivery services under paragraph (a)(ii) of this section shall submit an application to the department. The application shall include: (i) Sufficient information to demonstrate one of the (B) That patient volume for the obstetrics, labor and delivery services is too low to ensure staff competency and availability; or (C) Personnel, equipment or medical expertise necessary to provide …
Sponsors
- Larsen, Lloyd (R, H54)
- Provenza, Karlee (D, H45) · primary sponsor
- Tomi Strock (R, H06)
- Robert Wharff (R, H49)
- Barlow, Eric (R, S23)
- Evie Brennan (R, S31)
- Gierau, Mike (D, S17)
- Schuler, Wendy (R, S15)
Latest actions
- : H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
- : H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
- : H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor
- : H Received for Introduction
- : Bill Number Assigned
Subjects: Required hospital services.
Common questions
- What is HB284?
- HB284 is a bill in the Wyoming Legislature (2025 General Session): Required hospital services.
- What does HB284 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public health and safety; requiring hospitals licensed by the department of health to provide specified services; authorizing hospitals to apply to the department of health to waive obstetrics, labor and delivery services as specified; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
- What is the status of HB284?
- Failed as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4 (March 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB284?
- Provenza, Karlee (D, H45), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB284?
- On the Wyoming Legislature website: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/HB0284
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