H.B. No. 0261

Medical malpractice insurance study.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) Ross and Senator(s) Meier

 

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring the insurance commissioner to conduct a study to establish a joint underwriting association for purposes of providing medical malpractice insurance; imposing reporting requirements; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/29/2003         Bill Number Assigned

1/30/2003         H Received for Introduction

1/30/2003         H Introduced and Referred to H07

2/4/2003          H07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Nays:  Representative(s) McOmie

Ayes 8    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/4/2003          H Placed on General File

2/7/2003          H Rereferred to H02

2/7/2003          H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Jones, Jorgensen, Meuli, Nicholas and Reese

Excused:  Representative(s) Philp and Tipton

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2003          H Placed on General File

 

2/10/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0261HS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 2-line 15                                        Delete "Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00)" insert "Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)".  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

2/10/2003         H Passed CoW

 

2/11/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0261H2001/A     ADOPTED

Page 2-line 10                                        After "committee" insert "and the joint labor, health and social services interim committee".  ROSS, OSBORN

 

2/11/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

2/12/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

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

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

Excused:  Representative(s) Walsh

Ayes 54    Nays 5    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/13/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/13/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S10

2/24/2003         S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/24/2003         S Placed on General File

 

2/27/2003         S Amendments Considered

HB0261SS001/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 1                                          After "requiring the" insert "Wyoming health care commission with the support of the".

Page 1-line 4                                          After "imposing" insert "study and".

Page 1-line 5                                          Delete "providing an appropriation;".

Page 1-line 12                                        After "(a)  The" insert "Wyoming health care commission with the support of the".

Page 2-line 5                                          After "requirements." Insert "The study shall also:

                (i)  Evaluate the feasibility of revising and using the medical liability compensation account provided by W.S. 26-33-101 through 26-33-111;

                (ii)  Evaluate the feasibility of establishing a provider owned mutual insurance company to provide health care liability insurance including mechanisms for providing state assistance to start such a company;

                (iii)  Evaluate the feasibility of establishing a provider liability risk retention group; and

                (iv)  Evaluate the ability of the state to act very rapidly on a stop-gap basis in establishing any of the alternatives considered pursuant to this section in the event a sudden emergency requires immediate state action to ensure the availability of health care services to Wyoming residents.".

Page 2-line 7                                          After "2003," insert "the Wyoming health care commission and".

Page 2-line 11                                        After "report shall" insert "include consideration of all the options set forth in subsection (a) of this section and shall".

Page 2-lines 16 through 22                 Delete and renumber.

Page 3-line 1                                          Delete "3" insert "2".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

2/27/2003         S Passed CoW

2/28/2003         S Passed 2nd Reading

3/1/2003          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, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Mockler

Excused:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 28    Nays 1    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003          H Did Concur

 

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

 

3/3/2003          Assigned Number HEA 0090

3/3/2003          H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0090

3/3/2003          S President Signed HEA No. 0090

3/6/2003          Governor Signed HEA No. 0090

 

Chapter No. 0151  Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.