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H.B. No. 1007 |
Noneconomic damages cap. |
Sponsored By: Joint Judiciary Interim Committee and Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to health care providers; limiting health care providers liability for noneconomic damages; and providing for an effective date.
7/06/2004 Bill Number Assigned
7/12/2004 H Received for Introduction
7/12/2004 H Introduced and Referred to HCW
7/12/2004 H Placed on General File
HB1007HW001/ADOPTED
Page 3-line 8 Before "shall" insert "the health care provider and facility".
Page 3-line 24 Delete "section" insert "article". OSBORN, SIMPSON
HB1007HW002/ADOPTED
Page 3-line 7 Delete "or combination thereof,".
Page 3-line 8 Delete entirely, including the Osborn, Simpson committee of the whole amendment (HB1007HW001/A) to this line.
Page 3-line 9 Delete the line through "($1,000,000.00)" insert "neither the health care provider nor the facility shall be individually liable for more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)".
Page 3-line 13 After "(b)" insert "Except as otherwise provided in this section,".
Page 3-line 16 Delete "However,".
Page 3-line 18 After "negligence" insert "or a felonious act". LUTHI, ILLOWAY, SIMPSON
7/12/2004 H Passed CoW
HB1007H2001/ADOPTED
Page 3-line 13 Delete the Luthi, et al., committee of the whole amendment (HB1007HW002/A) to this line.
Page 3-line 16 After "." delete balance of the line.
Page 3-lines 17 and 18 Delete entirely including the Luthi, et al., committee of the whole amendment (HB1007HW002/A). LUTHI
HB1007H2002/ADOPTED
Page 2-line 2 Delete "an institution".
Page 2-line 3 Delete entirely and insert "any establishment, licensed or certified by the state of Wyoming, that provides medical, surgical or diagnostic care or treatment, or nursing, custodial or domiciliary care;".
Page 2-lines 6 through 9 Delete entirely and insert "who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.".
Page 2-line 10 Delete "practitioner.". IEKEL, SIMPSON OLSEN
7/13/2004 H Passed 2nd Reading
HB1007H3002/FAILED
Page 3-line 9 In the Luthi et. al., committee of the whole amendment (HB1007HW002/A) to this line delete "five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)" insert "three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00)". MEULI
HB1007H3003/FAILED
Delete the Meuli third reading amendment (HB1007H3002/A) entirely.
Further amend as follows:
Page 3-line 9 In the Luthi, et al., committee of the whole amendment (HB1007HW002/A) to this line, delete "five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)" insert "six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000.00)".
Page 3-lines 16 through 18 Delete the Luthi committee of the whole amendment (HB1007HW002/A) to this line; delete the Luthi second reading amendment (HB1007H2001/A) to this line. SIMPSON
7/14/2004 H Failed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Baker, Cohee, Illoway, Lockhart, Luthi, Meuli, Miller, D., Parady, Philp, Powers, Semlek, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.
Nays: Representative(s) Allen, Bagby, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meyer, Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Petersen, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh and Warren.
Ayes 15 Nays 45 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0