This text of Wyoming § 9-1-415 (Collection of debts due the state; discharge of
uncollectible debts) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Wyoming primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
(a)Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this
section, any office or agency of the state may use the services
of a collection agency licensed in Wyoming to assist in the
collection of debts due the state or any state office or agency.
Any person owing a debt submitted to a collection agency under
this section may be assessed a fee in an amount necessary to
cover the cost of collection, not to exceed twenty percent (20%)
of the debt owed. The collection agency shall collect the fee
with the debt that is submitted for collection.
(b)Any debt due and owing the state or any office or
agency of the state, which is determined to be uncollectible,
shall be certified to the state auditor by the chief
administrative officer of the agency to which the debt is due.
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(a) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f) of this
section, any office or agency of the state may use the services
of a collection agency licensed in Wyoming to assist in the
collection of debts due the state or any state office or agency.
Any person owing a debt submitted to a collection agency under
this section may be assessed a fee in an amount necessary to
cover the cost of collection, not to exceed twenty percent (20%)
of the debt owed. The collection agency shall collect the fee
with the debt that is submitted for collection.
(b) Any debt due and owing the state or any office or
agency of the state, which is determined to be uncollectible,
shall be certified to the state auditor by the chief
administrative officer of the agency to which the debt is due.
The certification shall include:
(i) The name and last known address of the debtor;
(ii) The goods or services for which the debt was
incurred;
(iii) The amount of the debt and the date when the
debt became due and payable;
(iv) An explanation of what actions have been taken
to collect the debt and why the debt has remained unpaid; and
(v) A declaration that the debt is uncollectible.
(c) If the auditor agrees the debt is uncollectible, he
shall direct that the debt be discharged and extinguished as an
asset or account receivable of the state.
(d) The facts and actions which are the basis for the
decision that the debt is uncollectible shall be documented in
writing and shall be maintained as required under W.S. 9-2-410.
(e) Before any billing for services, collections or use of
the services of a collection agency, state institutions shall
first make an administrative determination that all statutory
requirements relative to patient billing have been followed in
each case. In the case of those state institutions defined by
W.S. 25-11-101(a)(vii), the decision of whether to contract with
a collection agency shall be made by the department of health or
the department of family services pursuant to W.S. 25-11-106.
(f) No patient billing from the state hospital shall be
collectible unless:
(i) A legally responsible person has been advised in
writing before the treatment or stay at the hospital, at the
time of admission or a reasonable time thereafter, of:
(A) The obligation to pay;
(B) The schedule of actual costs for treatment
established by the department of health pursuant to W.S.
25-11-102(a);
(C) The sliding scale used to determine
established charges pursuant to W.S. 25-11-103(a); and
(D) The right to appeal pursuant to W.S.