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Wyoming Public Health Laboratory seeks revenue and budget authority as pandemic funds end
Summary
Laboratory leadership told the appropriations committee that pandemic-era federal funds have ended, equipment and service agreement costs have climbed, and a fee study suggests stepwise fee increases; the department is proposing budget authority and will consult partners before rule changes.
Joseph Reed, administrator of the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory, and Department of Health leadership told the Joint Appropriations Committee that pandemic‑era federal funding that supported expanded lab services has largely ended and the lab faces rising costs for equipment maintenance and software agreements.
Why it matters: the public health lab provides essential testing (newborn genetic screens, chemical testing, law enforcement and clinical diagnostics)…
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