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.