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2006 Budget Session
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SF 50 would have directed the Wyoming Department of Health to begin creating a statewide health information network for electronic medical records. The Department of Health would have established a regional health information organization (RHIO) for Wyoming, which would have developed and operated an electronic health records system that could exchange information between hospitals and physicians in the state (and outside the state as feasible).
SF 50 would have provided security and privacy provisions for patients, health care providers and other users of the system.
SF 50 would have appropriated a total of $58.3 million from the general fund to accomplish its provisions over the next two years, and would have authorized three additional staff positions in the Department of Health.
Supporters believed that a statewide electronic health information network would significantly improve quality of health care and would lower costs for patients. They noted that development of the statewide system would be guided by a recently completed study conducted by the Wyoming Health Care Commission.
Opponents were concerned with the cost of the program, and were skeptical about its scope and the likelihood that it was really feasible.
The Senate Committee of the Whole defeated SF 50, 14-14 (2 excused). The votes listed below are the Senate Committee of the Whole votes. A YES vote means the senator supported the creation of a statewide health information network for electronic medical records. A NO vote means the senator did not support such a system of statewide electronic medical record keeping.
| Bighorn Basin Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 18 | Hank Coe (R) | No |
| H 24 | Colin Simpson (R) | |
| H 50 | Pat Childers (R) | |
| S 19 | Ray Peterson (R) | Yes |
| H 25 | Alan Jones (R) | |
| H 26 | Elaine Harvey (R) | |
| S 20 | Gerald E. Geis (R) | No |
| H 27 | Debbie Hammons (D) | |
| H 28 | Lorraine Quarberg (R) | |
| Casper-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 27 | John Barrasso (R) | Yes |
| H 35 | Roy Cohee (R) | |
| H 36 | Gerald Gay (R) | |
| S 28 | Kit Jennings (R) | Yes |
| H 56 | Tom Walsh (R) | |
| H 57 | Thomas A. Lockhart (R) | |
| S 29 | Bill Hawks (R) | Yes |
| H 37 | Steve Harshman (R) | |
| H 59 | Mary Gilmore (D) | |
| S 30 | Charles K. Scott (R) | Yes |
| H 38 | Bob Brechtel (R) | |
| H 58 | Ann Robinson (D) | |
| Cheyenne-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 4 | Tony Ross (R) | No |
| H 7 | Doug Samuelson (R) | |
| H 41 | Becket Hinckley (R) | |
| S 5 | John Hanes (R) | Yes |
| H 8 | Larry Meuli (R) | |
| H 42 | Pete Illoway (R) | |
| S 6 | Wayne H. Johnson (R) | No |
| H 9 | Bryan Pedersen (R) | |
| H 10 | Rodney "Pete" Anderson (R) | |
| S 7 | Kathryn Sessions (D) | No |
| H 11 | Wayne Reese (D) | |
| H 43 | Dan Zwonitzer (R) | |
| S 8 | E. Jayne Mockler (D) | No |
| H 12 | Layton Morgan (D) | |
| H 44 | Floyd Esquibel (D) | |
| Gillette-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 23 | John Hines (R) | No |
| H 31 | Thomas E. Lubnau II (R) | |
| H 52 | Burke Jackson (R) | |
| S 24 | Michael Von Flatern (R) | Yes |
| H 32 | Jeff Wasserburger (R) | |
| H 53 | Erin Mercer (R) | |
| Lander/Riverton-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 25 | Cale Case (R) | No |
| H 33 | W. Patrick Goggles (D) | |
| H 54 | Del McOmie (R) | |
| S 26 | Robert A. Peck (R) | No |
| H 34 | Frank Philp (R) | |
| H 55 | David Miller (R) | |
| Northeast/East Central WY Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 1 | C.L. Townsend (R) | Excused |
| H 1 | Mark Semlek (R) | |
| H 2 | Ross Diercks (D) | |
| S 2 | Jim Anderson (R) | No |
| H 5 | James C. Hageman (R) | |
| H 6 | Dave Edwards (R) | |
| S 3 | Curt Meier (R) | No |
| H 3 | Deborah Alden (R) | |
| H 4 | Edward A. Buchanan (R) | |
| Sheridan-Area Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 21 | Bruce Burns (R) | Yes |
| H 29 | Jerry Iekel (R) | |
| H 51 | Rosie Berger (R) | |
| S 22 | John Schiffer (R) | Yes |
| H 30 | Jack Landon (R) | |
| H 40 | Doug Osborn (R) | |
| South Central WY Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 9 | Mike Massie (D) | Yes |
| H 13 | Jane Warren (D) | |
| H 45 | Kevin A. White (R) | |
| S 10 | Phil Nicholas (R) | No |
| H 14 | Kermit C. Brown (R) | |
| H 46 | James Slater (R) | |
| S 11 | Bill Vasey (D) | No |
| H 15 | George Bagby (D) | |
| H 47 | Kurt Bucholz (R) | |
| Southwest WY Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 12 | Rae Lynn Job (D) | No |
| H 48 | Marty Martin (D) | |
| H 16 | Pete Jorgensen (D) | |
| S 13 | Tex Boggs (D) | Yes |
| H 17 | Stephen Watt (R) | |
| H 60 | Bill Thompson (D) | |
| S 14 | Stan Cooper (R) | Yes |
| H 18 | Mick Powers (R) | |
| H 39 | John Hastert (D) | |
| S 15 | Ken Decaria (D) | Yes |
| H 19 | Owen Petersen (R) | |
| H 49 | Bruce Barnard (R) | |
| West Central WY Legislators | Senate CoW 2/22/06 |
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| S 16 | Pat Aullman (R) | Yes |
| H 20 | Kathy Davison (R) | |
| H 21 | Randall Luthi (R) | |
| S 17 | Grant Larson (R) | Excused |
| H 22 | Monte Olsen (R) | |
| H 23 | Keith Gingery (R) | |
See Southwest Region for H 16 and S 12 | ||