Bill > SF0089

This bill modifies Wyoming's healthcare facility regulations by restricting the Department of Health's role in reviewing facility construction plans to only health care and life safety compliance determinations. Specifically, the bill removes previous limitations on bed expansions for nursing care facilities and hospitals, eliminating certain regulatory requirements that previously governed facility construction and expansion. When healthcare facilities plan construction or alterations, they must still submit plans to the division for preliminary inspection, but the division can now only use these submissions to assess health and safety standards, not to control or limit facility growth. The bill requires the Department of Health to report to the joint labor, health, and social services interim committee by September 1, 2029, on the impact of these changes, including how hospitals and nursing care facilities have been affected. The new regulations will take effect on July 1, 2025, marking a significant shift towards reducing regulatory barriers in healthcare facility development.

Health and Social Services

https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2025/SF0089