42-4-122. Cooperation with paternity determination.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, as a condition of eligibility, or continuing eligibility, for medical assistance under this chapter, a person who receives medical assistance shall cooperate in good faith with the department to:
(i) Establish the paternity of a child, including any proceeding to adjudicate parentage that is held pursuant to W.S. 14-2-801 through 14-2-823;
(ii) Obtain a child support obligation payment or other payments or property to which the state may have a claim, including recovery of birth costs paid by medical assistance pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1001 through 14-2-1008.
(b) The following persons are not required to cooperate with the department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section:
(i) A person who is pregnant, or who has been pregnant within the preceding sixty (60) days;
(ii) A person who has good cause to not cooperate with the department, as determined by rule promulgated pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1008.