H.B. No. 0086

Medical malpractice claims reporting.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) Ross, Hinckley and Simpson

 

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring additional information on medical malpractice claims be reported; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/3/2003          Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/15/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/4/2003          H07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Latta, Martin, McOmie, Petersen and Ross

Nays:  Representative(s) Prosser

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/4/2003          H Placed on General File

 

2/7/2003          H Amendments Considered

HB0086HW001/F     FAILED

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Page 3-line 5                                          Delete "(H)" insert "(B)"; delete "; and" insert ".".

Page 3-lines 7 and 8                             Delete.  MEULI

 

2/7/2003          H Passed CoW

 

2/10/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0086H2001/A     ADOPTED

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Page 1-line 8                                          Delete "paragraph" insert "paragraphs"; after "(iv)" insert "and (v) and (b)".

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"(v)  The number of claims against an insured if more than one (1) claim has been filed against the insured in the preceding calendar year, without revealing the identity of the insured.

(b)  The names of health care providers and shall not be disclosed in information reported under subsection (a) of this section. Any records pertaining thereto are confidential. The commissioner shall prepare an abstract of all pertinent statistics for inclusion in his annual report to the governor pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1014.".

Renumber as necessary.  OSBORN, TIPTON, ROSS

 

2/10/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

2/11/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) Lockhart, McMurtrey, Meuli and Tipton.

Ayes 56    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/12/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/12/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S10

 

03/04/2003        S10 Motion to Do Pass Passed

 

Roll Call

 

Ayes  3: Senator(s) Boggs, Case, Scott

Nays 2: Senator(s) Barrasso, Massie

Ayes: 3    Nays 2   Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/04/2003  S10 Motion to Reconsider Passed

 

Roll Call

 

Ayes 4: Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Case, Massie

Nays 1: Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/04/2003 S10 Motion Do Pass Amended Failed

 

Roll Call

 

Ayes 2: Senator(s) Boggs, Scott

Nays 3: Senator(s) Barrasso, Case, Massie

Ayes 2    Nays 3   Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/06/2003        Died In Committee