H.B. No. 0305

Medical malpractice panel.

 

Sponsored By:                              Representative(s) Simpson, Boswell, Childers, Osborn, Parady, Ross and Tipton

 

AN ACT relating to administration of government; modifying the Wyoming medical review act; providing an alternative means to resolve medical malpractice claims; providing an appropriation; authorizing a position; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/3/2003          Bill Number Assigned

2/3/2003          H Received for Introduction

2/3/2003          H Introduced and Referred to H01

2/5/2003          H01 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Berger, Buchanan, Landon, Olsen, Petersen, Simpson and Warren

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/5/2003          H Rereferred to H02

2/7/2003          H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Excused:  Representative(s) Philp

Ayes 6    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/7/2003          H Placed on General File

 

2/10/2003         H Amendments Considered

HB0305HS001/A     ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3                                          Delete "providing an".

Page 1-line 4                                          Delete "appropriation;".

Page 7-lines 16 through 20                 Delete.

Page 7-line 22                                        Delete "Section 4" insert "Section 3".  NICHOLAS, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0305HW001/A     ADOPTED

Page 4-line 3                                          After "parties" insert "or otherwise ordered by a court".

Page 4-line 5                                          After "." insert "Any amount paid under this subsection by a prevailing party shall be considered as costs for purposes of Rule 54 of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.".  NICHOLAS

 

HB0305HW002/A     ADOPTED

Page 3-line 1                                          Strike "physician,".

Page 3-line 2                                          Strike the line through "any"; after "person" strike balance of the line.

Page 3-line 3                                          Strike the line through "facility".

Page 3-line 4                                          Strike ";" insert "including:

(A)  A physician, dentist, nurse, podiatrist, pharmacist, chiropractor, optometrist or health care facility; and

(B) An officer, employee or agent of a person listed in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph acting in the course and scope of employment.".  OLSEN

 

2/10/2003         H Passed CoW

2/11/2003         H Passed 2nd Reading

2/12/2003         H Passed 3rd Reading

 

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, McOmie, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Nays:  Representative(s) McMurtrey and Meuli.

Excused:  Representative(s) Walsh

Ayes 57    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/13/2003         S Received for Introduction

2/13/2003         S Introduced and Referred to S10

2/25/2003         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

 

2/25/2003         S Placed on General File

 

2/28/2003         S Amendments Considered

HB0305SS001/AE    (TO ENGROSSED COPY)     ADOPTED

That Substitute No. 1 be substituted for HB0305 ENGROSSED and

Substitute No. 1 DO PASS    SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

2/28/2003         S Passed CoW

3/1/2003          S Laid Back Without Prejudice

3/3/2003          S Passed 2nd Reading

3/3/2003          S Suspended Rules

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Goodenough.

Excused:  Senator(s) Meier

Ayes 27    Nays 2    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/3/2003          S Laid Back Without Prejudice

 

3/4/2003          S Amendments Considered

HB0305S3001/F     FAILED

[TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1]

Page 12-line 4                                        After "(c)" insert "Without objection from any party,".  MEIER

 

HB0305S3002/A     ADOPTED

[TO SUBSTITUTE BILL No. 1]

Page 6-line 1                                          Before "alternative" insert "nonbinding".  MEIER

 

3/4/2003          S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Devin, Erb, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott and Sessions.

Nays:  Senator(s) Decaria, Geis, Goodenough, Mockler and Vasey.

Ayes 25    Nays 5    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2003          H Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, 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.

Excused:  Representative(s) Bucholz

Ayes 0    Nays 59    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2003          H Appointed JCC01 Members

                  Simpson, McMurtrey and Ross

3/5/2003          S Appointed  JCC01 Members

                                                Hanes, Barrasso and Decaria