Required hospital services.

HB 284 requires hospitals licensed by Wyoming's Department of Health that receive public funding to offer minimum services, including emergency care, radiology, lab services, and nursing. It specifically mandates obstetrics, labor, and delivery services unless a hospital applies for a waiver. Hospitals seeking a waiver must prove financial hardship, insufficient patient volume to maintain staff competency, or lack of necessary personnel/equipment, and provide approval from local county commissioners or hospital boards. This bill directly affects public-funded hospitals providing inpatient acute care in Wyoming, effective July 1, 2025, if passed.