§ 9-2-2005 — Department of health created; director appointed; structure

Wyoming § 9-2-2005

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 09: Administration of the Government
• Ch. 2: AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND DEPARTMENTS
• Art. 20: GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

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(a) As part of the reorganization of Wyoming state
government, there is created the Wyoming department of health
consisting of the agencies, programs and functions specified in
this section. The provisions of the Wyoming Government
Reorganization Act of 1989, W.S. 9-2-1701 through 9-2-1707,
apply to this section.
(b) The administrative head of the department shall be a
director appointed by the governor.
(c) The following agencies are assigned to the department
of health under a Type 1 transfer:
(i) Division of health and medical services,
department of health and social services;
(ii) Division of community programs, department of
health and social services excluding the Wyoming Indian Affairs
Council which is transferred to the governor's office;
(iii) Commission on aging;
(iv) The following state institutions:
(A) Wyoming state hospital;
(B) Wyoming life resource center;
(C) Wyoming pioneer home;
(D) Veterans' home of Wyoming;
(E) Wyoming retirement center.
(d) The department reorganization plan shall consider
whether the following functions or programs should be assigned
from or to the agency or department specified under a Type 2
transfer:
PROGRAM; FROM; TO
(i) Homemaker program; DPASS; Health
(ii) Health entitlement programs; DPASS; Health
(e) As used in this section:
(i) "DPASS" means the division of public assistance
and social services within the department of health and social
services as it existed before this act;
(ii) "Health" means the department of health created
under this act.
(f) In developing the plan required under W.S.
9-2-1707(a)(iii), the director shall consider:
(i) A structure to provide a continuum of care for
the elderly, developmentally delayed and persons requiring
mental health services;
(ii) Ensuring independence of the facility inspection
function from institutions within the department;
(iii) Coordination or consolidation of environmental
health functions currently performed by the department of
environmental quality;
(iv) Coordination or consolidation of food inspection
functions currently performed by the department of agriculture;
(v) Elimination or reduction of inspection functions
which duplicate inspection functions performed by other state or
federal agencies.
(g) The board of land commissioners shall direct, subject
to the limitations contained in the constitution of the state of
Wyoming, applicable state and federal law and the conveyance
instrument, the control, leasing, exchange, care and disposal of
all acquired institutional lands not directly utilized for
departmental purposes that are managed or associated with the
institutions set forth in W.S. 9-2-2005(c) whether held in the
name of the state or in the name of the department. Any amount
received from transactions involving these lands shall be
credited as directed by state or federal law or the conveyance
instrument.
(h) All acquired institutional lands managed by the board
of land commissioners subject to subsection (g) of this section
shall be managed consistent with:
(i) Consideration of the needs of the institution;
(ii) Consideration of alternative uses of the
property which are compatible with the mission of the
institution; and
(iii) Limitations contained in the constitution of
the state of Wyoming, state and federal law and the conveyance
instrument.
(j) The board of land commissioners shall consult with the
local officials or governing body having regulatory authority
over the acquired institutional lands prior to authorizing the
use or transfer of acquired institutional lands managed under
subsection (g) of this section to another agency or department
of the state of Wyoming.
(k) As used in this section, "acquired institutional
lands" means state lands acquired by the state for the benefit
of state institutions, but shall not include school trust lands
or other lands held in trust by the state of Wyoming.