2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 9 - ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 2 - AGENCIES, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND DEPARTMENTS GENERALLY
9-2-2005. Department of health created; director appointed; structure.

(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.