H.B. No. 0175

Wyoming Respiratory Practice Act.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to the board of respiratory care; creating a board of respiratory care; specifying membership; specifying duties and powers; providing for licensure of respiratory care practitioners; specifying requirements for licensure; providing exception; granting rulemaking authority; providing definitions; specifying grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license; providing for appeals; providing penalties; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/17/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/20/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/22/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H10

1/30/2003         H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, McMurtrey, Miller, D. and Osborn

Nays:  Representative(s) Boswell, Gilmore and Robinson

Ayes 6    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/30/2003         H Placed on General File

 

2/6/2003          H Amendments Considered

HB0175HS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 8-line 12                                        Delete "a member of the Wyoming medical society" insert "licensed in the state of Wyoming with a special interest in pulmonary medicine".

 

Page 8-line 20                                        After "board" insert "." and delete balance of the line.

 

Page 8-line 21                                        Delete.

 

Page 8-line 22                                        Delete "care.".

 

Page 9-line 14                                        Delete "one (1) year" insert "three (3) years".

 

Page 13-line 10                                      Delete "other".

 

Page 16-line 3                                        After "days." insert "Upon notification that a student in an approved program who has received a temporary permit under this section fails to successfully complete the program, the board shall revoke the temporary permit.".  OSBORN, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0175HW001/A     ADOPTED

Page 12-line 8                                        After "appropriate" insert ", including adopting and publishing a code of ethics".

Page 20-lines 10 through 17               Delete entirely and insert:

"(iii)  Is addicted to a drug or intoxicant to a degree to render the licensee unsafe or unfit to practice respiratory care;

(iv)  Is guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the board, or has violated the code of ethics adopted and published by the board;".

Renumber as necessary.  MEULI

 

2/6/2003          H Passed CoW

2/7/2003          H Passed 2nd Reading

2/10/2003         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, 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.

Excused:  Representative(s) Iekel

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/11/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/12/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S10

2/21/2003         S10 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2003         S Placed on General File

2/27/2003         S Passed CoW

2/28/2003         S Passed 2nd Reading

 

3/1/2003          S Amendments Considered

HB0175S3001/ACE   (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 6-line 23                                        After "testing" delete "," insert "and"; after "control" delete "and care".

Page 17-line 5                                        Delete "twenty-four (24) months from" insert "five (5) years commencing".

Page 17-line 7                                        Delete "twenty-four (24) month" insert "five (5) year".  MEIER

 

HB0175S3002/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 15-after line 2                               Insert and renumber:

"(d)  Pursuant to rule and regulation, the board may grant a license to an applicant under this section based upon written evidence, verified by oath, of previous practical experience in the capacity of a respiratory care practitioner submitted by the applicant under this section.".  MEIER

 

3/1/2003          S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Cathcart, Coe, Erb, Geis, Hines and Kunz.

Ayes 23    Nays 7    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003          H Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., 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, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren and Wasserburger.

Nays:  Representative(s) Bagby, Baker, McOmie and Wostenberg.

Ayes 56    Nays 4    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003          Assigned Number HEA 0087

3/3/2003          H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0087

3/3/2003          S President Signed HEA No. 0087

3/6/2003                 Governor Signed HEA No. 0087

 

Chapter No. 0168  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.