H.B. No. 0127

Wyoming Medical Practice Act revisions.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) Tipton, McMurtrey and Meuli and Senator(s) Barrasso

 

AN ACT relating to professions and occupations; revising Medical Practice Act provisions including definitions and general provisions, the state board of medicine, licensing, investigations and disciplinary proceedings and physicians assistants; creating disciplinary provision pertaining to physicians assistants; conforming amendments; repealing certain provisions; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/15/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/16/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/16/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H01

1/30/2003         H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Buchanan, Landon, Olsen, Petersen, Simpson and Warren

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/30/2003         H Placed on General File

 

2/5/2003          H Amendments Considered

HB0127HS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 3-line 13                                        Delete "(xviii),".

Page 8-line 6                                          After "patient," insert "former patient,".

Page 10-line 7                                        After "facilities" insert "or enclaves".

Page 15-line 17         After "of" insert "a majority of".

Page 15-line 19         Strike "Provides" insert "Has provided".

Page 22-line 6          Delete "all" insert "only those".

Page 22-line 7          After "granted" insert "and who are subject to ongoing investigation by the board,".

Page 23-lines 20 through 22   Delete.

Page 24-line 11         After "," insert "regardless of".

Page 24-line 12         Delete "notwithstanding".

Page 25-line 19         Delete "minimal".

Page 25-line 20         Delete the line through "practice" insert "applicable standard of care".

Page 27-line 15         After "test" insert "indicating the need for further clinical review".

Page 28-line 22         After "transfer" insert "a copy of".

Page 28-line 23         After "to" delete balance of the line.

Page 28-line 24         Delete "requested to do so by".

Page 29-line 11         After "(S)" insert "Except in emergency situations where the consent of the patient or the patient's legally designated representative cannot be reasonably obtained,".

Page 29-line 22         Delete "medication" insert "controlled substance specified in W.S. 35-7-1016 through 35-7-1022".

Page 29-line 23         After "person" insert "through the Internet, the World Wide Web or a similar proprietary or common carrier electronic system".

Page 39-line 16         Before "medical" insert "copies of original".

Page 40-line 4          After "is" delete balance of the line.

Page 40-line 5          Delete "evidence at" insert "relevant to an ongoing investigation or".

Page 42-line 9          Reinsert stricken language; before "Reports" insert "Other"; after "Reports" insert "required by this section".

Page 42-line 10         Reinsert stricken language.

Page 42-line 11         Reinsert stricken "responsible for reporting"; after "reporting" insert ".".

Page 42-line 13         Reinsert stricken language.

Page 42-line 14         Reinsert stricken "required by the board"; after "board" insert ".".

Page 42-line 16         Delete "one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)" insert "one hundred dollars ($100.00)".

Page 46-line 4          Delete "all" insert "only those".

Page 46-line 5          After "granted" insert ",".

                        SIMPSON, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0127HW001/A     ADOPTED

Page 16-line 17                                      After "examination" strike balance of line.

Page 16-line 18                                      Strike "appropriate composite" insert "developed by the national board of osteopathic medical examiners".  TIPTON

 

2/5/2003          H Passed CoW

2/6/2003          H Passed 2nd Reading

2/7/2003          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, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Philp

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/10/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/10/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S01

2/24/2003         S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria and Hanes

Nays:  Senator(s) Goodenough and Meier

Ayes 3    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/24/2003         S Placed on General File

 

3/1/2003          S Amendments Considered

HB0127SS001/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 7-line 17                                        Strike "verbal"; delete "or nonverbal".

Page 8-line 5                                          Delete "verbal or nonverbal".

Page 45-line 23                                      Delete "association" insert "and accreditation".

Page 47-line 4                                        Before "successor" insert "predecessor or".

Page 47-line 18                                      Before "information" insert "practice related".  HANES, CHAIRMAN

 

3/1/2003          S Passed CoW

 

3/3/2003          S Amendments Considered

HB0127S2001/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 27-line 19                                      After "relationship" insert ";" and delete balance of line.

Page 27-lines 20 through 23               Delete.

Page 28-lines 1 through 10                 Delete.  SCOTT

 

3/3/2003          S Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2003          S Suspended Rules

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Goodenough.

Excused:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 27    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003          S Laid Back Without Prejudice

 

3/4/2003          S Amendments Considered

HB0127S3001/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 3-line 5                                          After "(vi)" delete "and" insert ","; after "(viii)" insert "and by creating a new paragraph (x)".

Page 10-after line 22                             Insert:

                "(x)  Any person who does not represent himself to be a licensed health care professional who offers health care advice or non-prescription medicine to another person in a social or educational situation in any manner otherwise lawful.".  SCOTT, MEIER

 

HB0127S3002/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 30-line 5                                        After "(xxxiii)" insert "Initially".  SCOTT

 

3/4/2003          S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Goodenough and Schiffer.

Ayes 27    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2003          H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

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

Excused:  Representative(s) Baker, Bucholz, Childers, Edwards, Luthi and Powers.

Ayes 54    Nays 0    Excused 6    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2003          Assigned Number HEA 0119

3/5/2003          H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0119

3/5/2003          S President Signed HEA No. 0119

3/7/2003                 Governor Signed HEA No. 0119

 

Chapter No. 0190  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.