H.B. No. 0097

Volunteer health care professionals-immunity from liability.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) Law, Johnson, L., Jorgensen, McMurtrey, Meuli and Tipton and Senator(s) Barrasso and Larson

 

AN ACT relating to volunteer health care professionals; providing immunity from liability for a volunteer health care professional at a nonprofit health care facility as specified; requiring a nonprofit health care facility be insured; providing exceptions to immunity from liability; and providing for an effective date.

 

 

1/7/2003          Bill Number Assigned

1/14/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/16/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/21/2003         H Rereferred to H07

1/29/2003         H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2003         H Placed on General File

 

1/31/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0097HS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 2-line 15                                        Delete.

Page 2-line 19                                        Delete "." insert "; and".

Page 2-after line 19                               Insert:

"(E)  Optometrists licensed to practice as provided in title 33, chapter 23 of the Wyoming statutes.".

Page 2-line 21                        Delete "Indigent and" insert "Low income".

Page 3-line 2                                          Delete "two hundred fifty percent (250%)" insert "two hundred percent (200%)".

Page 4-line 5                                          After "that" insert "exclusively".

Page 4-line 6                                          Delete "indigent and" insert "low income".

Page 4-line 12                                        Delete "any" insert "an invasive".

Page 5-line 8                                          Delete "an indigent and" insert "a low income".

Page 5-line 9                                          Delete "an indigent and" insert "a low income".

Page 5-line 21                                        Delete "an indigent and" insert "a low income".

Page 6-line 6                                          Delete "providing" insert "the initial".

Page 6-lines 9 through 13                   Delete entirely.

Page 6-line 24                                        After "person" insert "." and delete balance of the line.

Page 7-lines 1 through 4                                     Delete entirely.

Page 8-line 8                                          Delete "not"; delete "relieved of liability" insert "liable".

Renumber as necessary.  ROSS, CHAIRMAN

 

1/31/2003         H Passed CoW

2/3/2003          H Passed 2nd Reading

2/4/2003          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, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Ayes 60    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2003          S Received for Introduction

2/5/2003          S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/14/2003         S Rereferred to S10

2/21/2003         S10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Barrasso, Boggs, Case, Massie and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2003         S Placed on General File

2/25/2003         S Passed CoW

2/26/2003         S Passed 2nd Reading

2/27/2003         S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2003         Assigned Number HEA 0060

2/27/2003         H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0060

2/28/2003         S President Signed HEA no. 0060

3/3/2003          Governor Signed HEA No. 0060

 

Chapter No. 0100  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.