§ 9-2-131 — Wyoming health information exchange

(a) This section codifies the statewide health information
exchange authorized by 2016 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 31,
Section 048, except that the term "multi-payer" in that section
shall not be codified or impose any requirements on the
operation of the information exchange as provided for under this
section. The department of health is authorized to administer
and maintain the exchange to facilitate the secure and voluntary
sharing of electronic health information between health care
providers for the benefit of Wyoming residents.
(b) The department may charge reasonable participation
fees to participating entities, which shall not include
individual patients, subject to the following:
(i) Fees shall be established by rule promulgated in
accordance with the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act;
(ii) Fees shall be established in an amount
sufficient to recoup the department's costs for administering
and maintaining the exchange in accordance with this section;
and
(iii) Fees collected by the department pursuant to
this section shall be credited to a special revenue account,
which shall be expended only for administration and maintenance
costs associated with operating the statewide health information
exchange.