Social service providers worry that a new law limiting state funding for mental health services and substance use treatment to seven âpriority populationsâ will limit access for the general public at a time when mental health needs have skyrocketed. Gov. Mark Gordon signed House Bill 38 into law last week, though it isnât slated to go into effect until July 2022. Currently, Wyoming has an open access care model, which allows members of the general public to access mental health services regardless of ability to pay. Under the new priority system, counseling centers may have to start turning clients away. âItâs important to provide services to the people in greatest need first,â Rep. Sue Wilson (R-Laramie) told the News&Guide. âWe hadnât really identified how to do that.â