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2019 WYOMING NURSING SUMMIT & CONVENTION • Labor Standards Compliance: The Committee intends to work with the Department of Workforce Services to study Wyoming labor laws which may need to be amended to ensure compliance with federal requirements. These amendments will likely allow the Department of Workforce Services to take a greater role in enforcing labor laws. • Agency Reports: During the 2019 interim, the Committee is required to receive reports from agencies on the following topics: Multi-payer claims database (2019 HB 1, Department of Administration & Information) Review of sustained hospital viability (2019 HB 1, Department of Health) Medicaid services for school districts (2019 HB 1, Department of Health). • Family First Prevention Services Act: Congress enacted the Family First Prevention Services Act (the Act) in February, 2018. The Act is intended to provide in-home prevention services to families prior to the removal of a child from a home and to encourage kinship placement when removal is deemed necessary. The Committee intends to study the potential impact of the Act in Wyoming. • Medicaid Birth Cost Recovery: The Committee intends to review outcomes associated with recent legislation relating to Medicaid birth cost recovery (2018 HB 86). • TANF and SNAP Issues: The Committee intends to study the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) case load and existing work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). • Task Force Reports During the 2019 interim: The Committee is required to receive a final report from the Opioid Addiction Task Force (2018 SF 78). Our legislators work all year long looking at solutions and strategies for the betterment of the state. Unpopular decisions are not uncommon, but the goal is to hopefully make decisions that will benefit the majority, rather than the minority. When the public connects with legislators, this assists them in reaching that goal. Legislator contact information is at www.wyoleg.gov. 34
2019 WYOMING NURSING SUMMIT & CONVENTION Southwest Region Report REGION REPORTS Southwest Region Board: Sara Hooten, President Heidi Frandsen, Vice President Deanne Garner, Secretary Carla Lee, Treasurer Events The Southwest Region hosted three major events over the past year that have been enjoyed by members: Nurses Night with Legislators, Virtual Race - Rock Springs, Nurses Week Celebration and WWCC Senior Nursing Student Research Project Poster Presentation. Nurses Night with Legislators Twenty nurses from varying settings and three counties attended Southwest Region’s Nurses Night with the Legislators, eager to share their concerns related to nursing and healthcare in WY. We were fortunate to have Representatives Freeman (Sweetwater) and Eyre (Unita) County with us. Various topics were discussed: mandatory education on opioids, Medicaid and Medicare, Wyoming Investment in Nursing Funding and WNA supporting the tax on cigarettes. Virtual Race - Rock Springs On May 11th, the Southwest Region Nurses started our celebration at 9 a.m. by participating in the Virtual Race to bring awareness to Suicide Prevention. The money raised statewide will be donated to the Wyoming Chapter of Suicide Prevention. We had nursing students and various disciplines of nursing to represent the Southwest region. We even had a group of ladies from the area to join us. We would like to thank Western Wyoming Community College for letting us use their facility to start and end our race. 35
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