Section 42-8-107 – Penalties for Failure to Pay Assessment.
42-8-107. Penalties for failure to pay assessment. (a) If a nursing care facility fails to pay an assessment when due under this article, there shall be added to the assessment a penalty equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of the assessment that was not paid when due. The penalty under this section may […]
Section 42-8-108 – Quarterly Adjustment Payments.
42-8-108. Quarterly adjustment payments. (a) Each nursing facility is eligible for quarterly adjustments as provided in this section. (b) The department shall determine the number of days that nursing care facility services were paid for by the Wyoming medical assistance program for the applicable annual cost report. That number of days shall be utilized by […]
Section 42-7-104 – Administration.
42-7-104. Administration. (a) The agency and the department are authorized to adopt rules to implement and administer the provisions of this act. (b) The agency and department shall comply with all federal rules developed in accordance with title VI, section 6021 of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, regarding data reporting, reciprocity with other […]
Section 42-8-101 – Short Title.
42-8-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Wyoming Nursing Care Facility Assessment Act.”
Section 42-8-102 – Definitions.
42-8-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “Account” means the nursing care facility assessment account created under W.S. 42-8-103; (ii) “Department” means the department of health; (iii) “Fiscal year” means the twelve (12) month period beginning October 1 and ending September 30; (iv) “Medicaid” means as defined in W.S. 42-7-102(a)(iv); (v) “Medicare resident […]
Section 42-6-108 – Adult Day Care.
42-6-108. Adult day care. The department shall investigate adult day care providers in Wyoming with respect to access, rates, administration of rules and regulations and their impact on providers and clients, and shall report its findings to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee and to the advisory council on aging. The report […]
Section 42-6-109 – Aging and Disability Resource Centers.
42-6-109. Aging and disability resource centers. (a) The department is authorized, using competitive grants and contracts, to fund a statewide network of aging and disability resource centers. (b) Locations of the aging and disability resource centers shall be determined by the department of health, aging division. In selecting locations for aging and disability resource centers, […]
Section 42-7-101 – Short Title.
42-7-101. Short title. This act may be cited as the “Wyoming Long-Term Care Partnership Program Act.
Section 42-7-102 – Definitions.
42-7-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Agency” means the department of health; (ii) “Asset disregard” means, with respect to qualification for state Medicaid benefits, the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments that are made to or on behalf of an individual who is […]
Section 42-7-103 – Wyoming Long-Term Care Partnership Program Established.
42-7-103. Wyoming long-term care partnership program established. (a) In accordance with title VI, section 6021 of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, there shall be established the Wyoming long-term care partnership program, to be administered by the agency with the assistance of the department, to provide incentives for individuals to insure against the costs […]