25-10-110 or adults who have been charged with or convicted of a

25-10-110 or adults who have been charged with or convicted of a crime and are in the custody of the state or a local jurisdiction.

(b) A health care facility subject to subsection (a) of this section may impose and enforce restrictions on visitation that limit the number or age of visitors, limit the location or time of visitation, require protective equipment or impose requirements otherwise required under W.S. 35-1-240 or by the centers for Medicaid and Medicare services, the centers for disease control or the joint commission on the accreditation of healthcare organizations. Visitation may be further restricted or limited under this section when the health care facility determines a restriction or limitation is necessary due to a court order, violent or disruptive behavior or reasonable suspicion of abuse or neglect against a person receiving care in the facility. A health care facility shall provide a written copy of its visitation policy upon request and shall visibly post in the facility one (1) copy of the most current visitation restrictions imposed in accordance with this subsection. The health care facility shall allow the person receiving care or that person's representative to designate persons as visitors or to prohibit some or all visitation under this section.

ARTICLE 10 - DESIGNATION OF HOSPITALS

35-2-1001. Designation of heart attack and stroke centers.  (a) The department of health shall establish by rule and regulation the process for recognition and designation of hospitals as any one (1) or more of the following:

(i) Heart attack receiving centers;

(ii) Heart attack referring centers;

(iii) Comprehensive stroke centers;

(iv) Primary stroke centers;

(v) Acute stroke ready centers.

(b) The designation of hospitals pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall recognize those hospitals that are accredited by the society for cardiovascular patient care, the American heart association, the joint commission on the accreditation of healthcare organizations or another nationally recognized accreditation organization as determined by the department in its rules and regulations.

(c) The department shall withdraw the designation of a hospital pursuant to subsection (a) of this section if the department determines that the hospital is not in compliance with the requirements of this section or rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section.

(d) The department shall adopt rules and regulations to enforce this article, which shall include all of the following:

(i) Specific criteria for qualification pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, including identification of accrediting organizations;

(ii) Designation application procedures;

(iii) Procedures for withdrawal of a designation;

(iv) Support for the coordination among designated hospitals for the referral and transfer of patients to facilitate appropriate care for acute heart attack and stroke patients.

(v) Evidence based prehospital care protocols for emergency medical services providers to assess, treat and transport stroke and acute heart attack patients. The office of emergency medical services shall work in coordination with licensed emergency medical providers in developing the protocols which shall include:

(A) Plans for the triage and transport of stroke patients to the closest comprehensive or primary stroke center or, when appropriate, to an acute stroke ready center;

(B) Plans for the triage and transport of acute heart attack patients to the closest receiving or referring center within a specified time after a patients report of symptoms.

ARTICLE 11 - HEALTH CARE FACILITY RECEIVERSHIP

35-2-1101. Short title.

This act may be cited as the "Health Care Facility Receivership Act."

35-2-1102. Definitions.

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Department" means the department of health;

(ii) "Health care facility" means any facility licensed or certified by the department that is a hospital or that normally provides twenty-four (24) hour per day care for individuals, including the facility's owner, operator or licensee;

(iii) "This act" means W.S. 35-2-1101 through