35-31-103. Disclosure; continuing education credit; rulemaking.

(a) Before a low income person receives volunteer health care services pursuant to this act, he or his legal representative shall sign a disclosure statement that informs the low income person of the following:

(i) The health care provider shall be considered a public employee of the state under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act while providing volunteer health care under this act and that the provider's liability will be limited by the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act;

(ii) The medical facility shall be considered a facility of the state and any individual included in the definition of medical facility in W.S. 35-31-101(a)(v) shall be considered a public employee of the state under the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act while providing volunteer health care under this act and that the facility's liability, including the liability of any individual included in the definition of medical facility, will be limited by the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act;

(iii) Commencement of an action against the state of Wyoming pursuant to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act shall be the exclusive remedy for any injury or damage suffered as the result of any negligence of the health care provider or the medical facility, as defined in W.S. 35-31-101(a)(v), while acting within the scope of a contract that exists between the department and the health care provider or medical facility. Neither patient nor any person claiming by or through the patient shall have any claim whatsoever against the health care provider or medical facility on account of health care provided to such patient within the scope of the contract;

(iv) The low income person may elect to decline treatment under the provisions of this act.

(b) Licensing boards may grant continuing education credit to health care providers for the performance of volunteer health care services to low income persons pursuant to this act.

(c) The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this act.