Health, Department of

Chapter 1: Wyoming Violent Death Reporting System

Effective Date: 04/03/2023 to Current

Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 048.0080.1.04032023

Chapter 1

Wyoming Violent Death Reporting System

Section 1. Authority. The Wyoming Department of Health (Department) promulgates this Chapter pursuant to Wyoming Statutes 35-1-240(a)(i) and (vii).

Section 2. Purpose & Applicability. This Chapter requires a county coroner, law enforcement officer, and any other individual to report information regarding a violent death to the Department’s Wyoming Violent Death Reporting System (WYVDRS).

Section 3. Definitions.

(a) The following definitions apply to this Chapter:

(i) “Violent death” means a death that results from the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or a group or community; and

(ii) “Wyoming Violent Death Reporting System (WYVDRS)” means the Wyoming Department of Health program to collect information on all violent deaths in Wyoming.

Section 4. Violent Death Report. Upon the Department’s written request, a county coroner, law enforcement officer, or other individual possessing information related to a violent death shall submit a violent death report to the Department in the form and manner prescribed by the Department.