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.