S.J. No. 1004

Health care errors commission-constitutional amendment.

Sponsored By: Senator(s) Scott

A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend the Wyoming Constitution to authorize the legislature to create a health care errors commission; to allow the commission to compensate persons, or the families or estates of persons, injured by avoidable health care error; to create a fund from premiums or general appropriations for the payment of compensation to persons, or the families and estates of persons, injured by avoidable health care error; to provide that compensation from the fund is the exclusive remedy for avoidable health care error, except as provided by law; to provide for appeal to the courts from decisions of the health care commission; and to authorize the commission to use the fund to purchase health care provider insurance for prior acts or for other remedies authorized by law.

7/12/2004 Bill Number Assigned

7/12/2004 S Received for Introduction

7/12/2004 S Introduced and Referred to S12