Section 35-4-133 – Examination and Treatment of Infected Persons; Treatment at Public Expense; Notification of Exposed Individuals; Suppression of Prostitution.
35-4-133. Examination and treatment of infected persons; treatment at public expense; notification of exposed individuals; suppression of prostitution. (a) Upon receipt of a report or notice of a case or a reasonably suspected case of sexually transmitted disease infection, a health officer within his respective jurisdiction: (i) May isolate the individual in accordance with existing […]
Section 35-4-134 – Examination and Treatment of Prisoners.
35-4-134. Examination and treatment of prisoners. (a) Any individual confined or imprisoned in any state penal institution, county or city jail or any community correctional facility shall be examined for sexually transmitted diseases by the appropriate health officer or his qualified designee. (b) To suppress the spread of sexually transmitted disease among the confined population, […]
Section 35-4-138 – Introduction of Solution in Eyes of Newborn Child by Attending Physician.
35-4-138. Introduction of solution in eyes of newborn child by attending physician. It shall be the duty of every practicing or licensed physician in the state of Wyoming, when attending the birth of a child, to introduce or cause to be introduced into the eyes of the newborn infant a stable solution or ointment of […]
Section 35-4-139 – Childhood Immunizations.
35-4-139. Childhood immunizations. The department of health through rule and regulation shall develop and implement a program to provide vaccines for all children of Wyoming residents who are not federally vaccine eligible children as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1396s(b)(2) or subsequent similar federal enactment. Vaccines provided pursuant to this section shall include those determined […]
Section 35-4-114 – Immunity From Liability.
35-4-114. Immunity from liability. (a) During a public health emergency as defined by W.S. 35-4-115(a)(i) and subject to subsection (d) of this section, any health care provider or other person, including a business entity, who in good faith follows the instructions of a state, city, town or county health officer or who acts in good […]
Section 35-4-115 – Definitions.
35-4-115. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “Public health emergency” means an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition caused by an epidemic or pandemic disease, a novel and highly fatal infectious agent or a biological toxin that poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities or […]
Section 35-4-130 – Declared Contagious and Dangerous to Health; List of Reportable Diseases Established by Department of Health; Violation of w.s. 35-4-130 Through 35-4-134; Penalty.
35-4-130. Declared contagious and dangerous to health; list of reportable diseases established by department of health; violation of W.S. 35-4-130 through 35-4-134; penalty. (a) Sexually transmitted diseases as included within the list of reportable diseases of the department of health are contagious, infectious, communicable and dangerous to public health. (b) The department of health shall […]
Section 35-4-131 – Consent of Minors to Treatment; Treatment of Infected or Exposed Persons; Immunity From Liability.
35-4-131. Consent of minors to treatment; treatment of infected or exposed persons; immunity from liability. (a) Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may give legal consent for examination and treatment for any sexually transmitted disease infection. (b) For the protection of public health, a physician, health officer or other person or facility providing health […]
Section 35-4-132 – Report Required of Health Care Providers, Facilities and Laboratories; Notification; Confidentiality of Information.
35-4-132. Report required of health care providers, facilities and laboratories; notification; confidentiality of information. (a) A physician or other health care provider diagnosing or treating a case of sexually transmitted disease, the administrator of a hospital, dispensary, charitable or penal institution or any other health care facility in which there is a case of sexually […]
Section 35-4-109 – Spreading Contagious Disease; Prohibited.
35-4-109. Spreading contagious disease; prohibited. Any person who shall knowingly have or use about his premises, or who shall convey or cause to be conveyed into any neighborhood, any clothing, bedding or other substance used by, or in taking care of, any person afflicted with the smallpox or other infectious or contagious disease, or infected […]