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.

Note:  To view the Bill as prepared for Introduction please click the Bill Number Link above.