Wyoming Legislature (healthcare bills) · March 6, 2026 · Primary source
WY HB 122: Wyoming rural health transformation program.
Summary
Wyoming HB 122 implements the state's Rural Health Transformation Plan under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. The act establishes an expenditure account and a perpetuity fund with purpose-dedicated shares for critical access hospital incentives, EMS regionalization, and physician post-graduate medical education. It also creates an advisory committee and authorizes fund investment in equities and corporate stocks under Article 16, Section 6(a)(ii) of the Wyoming Constitution.
What this may mean
The act creates dedicated funding streams for critical access hospitals and GME in Wyoming, directly affecting how those entities may qualify for and receive state incentive payments under the Rural Health Transformation Program. Critical access hospitals and rural health workforce programs in Wyoming are the named beneficiaries of the newly established perpetuity fund distributions.
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