{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-42-4-122","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 42-4-122","heading":"Cooperation with paternity determination.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, as a condition of eligibility, or continuing eligibility, for medical assistance under this chapter, a person who receives medical assistance shall cooperate in good faith with the department to:\n(i) Establish the paternity of a child, including any proceeding to adjudicate parentage that is held pursuant to W.S. 14-2-801 through 14-2-823;\n(ii) Obtain a child support obligation payment or other payments or property to which the state may have a claim, including recovery of birth costs paid by medical assistance pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1001 through 14-2-1008.\n(b) The following persons are not required to cooperate with the department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section:\n(i) A person who is pregnant, or who has been pregnant within the preceding sixty (60) days;\n(ii) A person who has good cause to not cooperate with the department, as determined by rule promulgated pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1008;\n(iii) A woman who has been pregnant within the preceding twelve (12) months. This paragraph is repealed effective March 31, 2027.","path":["TITLE 42 - WELFARE","CHAPTER 4 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES","ARTICLE 1 - IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title42.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"d33ab08158817ed8bc068ae1dfa70568769c1667a7f36388c48ac04eff73251a","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-42-4-121","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-42-4-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}