35-4-115(a)(i) and subject to subsection (d) of this section,

35-4-115(a)(i) and subject to subsection (d) of this section, any health care provider or other person, including a business entity, who in good faith follows the instructions of a state, city, town or county health officer or who acts in good faith in responding to the public health emergency is immune from any liability arising from complying with those instructions or acting in good faith. This immunity shall apply to health care providers who are retired, who have an inactive license or who are licensed in another state without a valid Wyoming license and while performing as a volunteer during a declared public health emergency as defined by W.S. 35-4-115(a)(i). This immunity shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

(b) The licensing boards for any health care provider holding a permit or license as a health care provider regulated under title 33 of the Wyoming statutes shall provide by rule and regulations for the temporary licensure of health care providers during a public health emergency as declared by the governor pursuant to W.S. 35-4-115(a)(i). If necessary during a declared public health emergency, the state health officer may issue temporary practice licenses to health care providers who are retired, who have an inactive license or who are licensed in another state without a valid Wyoming license pending action on an application for issuance of a temporary license by the appropriate licensing board pursuant to this subsection.

(c) All temporary health care provider licenses issued by the state health officer under subsection (b) of this section shall terminate automatically upon declaration by the governor, pursuant to W.S. 35-4-115(a)(i), that the public health emergency has ended.

(d) Any health care provider, person or entity shall be immune from liability for damages in an action involving a COVID-19 liability claim unless the person seeking damages proves that the health care provider, person or entity took actions that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit any other immunity available under law, including the immunity provided in subsection (a) of this section. As used in this subsection, "COVID-19 liability claim" means as defined by W.S. 1-1-141(a)(iii).

(e) Any acts or omissions constituting the basis of a COVID-19 liability claim as defined by W.S. 1-1-141(a)(iii) shall be stated with particularity and shall be proven by clear and convincing evidence.

35-4-115. Definitions.

(a) As used in this article:

(i) "Public health emergency" means an occurrence or imminent threat of an illness or health condition caused by an epidemic or pandemic disease, a novel and highly fatal infectious agent or a biological toxin that poses a substantial risk of a significant number of human fatalities or incidents of permanent or long-term disability. The governor shall declare when a public health emergency exists or has ended;

(ii) "Quarantine" means:

(A) The physical separation and confinement of an individual or group of individuals that has been, or may have been, exposed to, or is reasonably believed to be infected with, a contagious or possibly contagious disease, from nonquarantined individuals, to prevent or limit the transmission of the disease to nonquarantined individuals;

(B) The isolation of a geographic area where individuals are located who have been or are reasonably believed to have been exposed to or infected by a contagious or possibly contagious disease; or

(C) The physical separation and confinement of an individual or group of individuals or the isolation of a geographic area where a public health emergency of unknown effect has occurred or is reasonably believed to have occurred.

Division 2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

35-4-130. Declared contagious and dangerous to health; list of reportable diseases established by department of health; violation of W.S. 35-4-130 through 35-4-134; penalty.

(a) Sexually transmitted diseases as included within the list of reportable diseases of the department of health are contagious, infectious, communicable and dangerous to public health.

(b) The department of health shall by rule and regulation develop a list of reportable sexually transmitted diseases including all venereal diseases and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The list shall be available to all physicians, health officers, hospitals and other health care providers and facilities within the state.

(c) Any person violating W.S. 35-4-130 through 35-4-134 or failing or refusing to comply with any order lawfully issued under W.S. 35-4-130 through 35-4-134 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment for not more than six (6) months, or both.

35-4-131. Consent of minors to treatment; treatment of infected or exposed persons; immunity from liability.

(a) Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may give legal consent for examination and treatment for any sexually transmitted disease infection.

(b) For the protection of public health, a physician, health officer or other person or facility providing health care in accordance with state or federal law shall for any individual regardless of age, sex, race or color:

(i) If reasonably suspected of being infected with any sexually transmitted disease, administer, refer for or recommend appropriate and adequate treatment;

(ii) If exposed to any sexually transmitted disease, recommend or offer treatment.

(c) Physical examination and treatment by a licensed physician or other qualified health care provider of a person under eighteen (18) years of age consenting to examination or treatment is not an assault or an assault and battery upon that person.

35-4-132. Report required of health care providers, facilities and laboratories; notification; confidentiality of information.

(a) A physician or other health care provider diagnosing or treating a case of sexually transmitted disease, the administrator of a hospital, dispensary, charitable or penal institution or any other health care facility in which there is a case of sexually transmitted disease and the administrator or operator of a laboratory performing a positive laboratory test for sexually transmitted disease shall report the diagnosis, case or positive test results to both the department of health and the appropriate health officer in a form and manner directed by the department. Health care providers and facilities shall cooperate with and assist the department and health officers in preventing the spread of sexually transmitted disease.

(b) The department of health shall compile the number of reported cases within the state.

(c) Any physician or other health care provider and any administrator or operator of a health care facility or laboratory reporting a diagnosis, case or positive test result pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall notify any health care professional and health care employee reasonably expected to be at risk of exposure to a dangerous or life-threatening sexually transmitted disease and involved in the supervision, care and treatment of an individual infected or reasonably suspected of being infected with a dangerous or life-threatening sexually transmitted disease.

(d) Information and records relating to a known or suspected case of sexually transmitted disease which has been reported, acquired and maintained under W.S. 35-4-130 through