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(a)Subject to the requirements of this section, any
county memorial hospital, special hospital district established
under W.S. 35-2-401 through 35-2-438, rural health care district
established under W.S. 35-2-701 through 35-2-709 and senior
health care district established under W.S. 35-2-1201 through
35-2-1203 may, either within the county of its establishment or
without, within this state or without:
(i)Engage in shared services and other cooperative
ventures;
(ii)Enter into partnerships;
(iii)Either alone or in conjunction with any other
entity, form or be an interest owner of corporations,
partnership, limited partnership, cooperative, registered
limited liability partnership, nonprofit association limited
liability partnerships, limited liability companies and any
other trust or a
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(a) Subject to the requirements of this section, any
county memorial hospital, special hospital district established
under W.S. 35-2-401 through 35-2-438, rural health care district
established under W.S. 35-2-701 through 35-2-709 and senior
health care district established under W.S. 35-2-1201 through
35-2-1203 may, either within the county of its establishment or
without, within this state or without:
(i) Engage in shared services and other cooperative
ventures;
(ii) Enter into partnerships;
(iii) Either alone or in conjunction with any other
entity, form or be an interest owner of corporations,
partnership, limited partnership, cooperative, registered
limited liability partnership, nonprofit association limited
liability partnerships, limited liability companies and any
other trust or association organized under the laws of this
state; and
(iv) Have members of its governing body or its
officers or administrators serve as directors, officers or
employees of any venture, association, partnership, corporation
or entity entered into or formed pursuant to this subsection.
(v) Repealed by Laws 2003, Ch. 22, § 2.
(b) No county memorial hospital, special hospital district
or rural health care district shall invest or otherwise use any
revenues generated from taxes to engage in any activity
authorized under subsection (a) of this section. All monies
invested or otherwise used in any activity specified under
subsection (a) of this section are subject to the requirements
of W.S. 16-4-101 through 16-4-124.
(c) The authority granted under subsection (a) of this
section shall only be exercised:
(i) For the delivery of health care services,
provided that an entity primarily organized and operated to sell
services to health care providers may also sell such services
for nonhealth care purposes; and
(ii) With the approval and consent of:
(A) The board of county commissioners if a
county memorial hospital;
(B) The district board of trustees if a special
hospital district;
(C) The board of trustees if a rural health care
district; and
(D) The board of trustees if a senior health
care district.
(d) No county memorial hospital, special hospital
district, rural health care district or senior health care
district shall exercise any authority granted by subsection (a)
of this section in any Wyoming municipality in which a hospital
currently exists unless and until that hospital has been given
an opportunity to participate with the undertaking hospital,
special hospital district, rural health care district or senior
health care district. This subsection shall not apply to any
entity which is organized for the purpose of selling
administrative services to health care providers.