H.B. No. 0102

Medical malpractice panel.

 

Sponsored By:                    Representative(s) Simpson, Baker, Childers, Harvey, Ross and Wostenberg and Senator(s) Coe and Meier

 

AN ACT relating to administration of government; modifying the Wyoming medical review act; providing an alternative means to resolve medical malpractice claims; providing for funding of the medical review panel; authorizing an additional part-time position; and providing for an effective date.

 

02/03/2004             Bill Number Assigned

02/09/2004             H Received for Introduction

02/12/2004             H Introduced and Referred to H01

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, 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, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Tipton

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/17/2004             H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

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

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

02/17/2004             H Placed on General File

 

HB0102HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 4                            Delete "review" insert "malpractice".

Page 1-line 14                          After "(intro)" delete "and" insert ","; after "(b)" insert "and (c)".

Page 8-line 4                            Delete "review" insert "malpractice".

Page 8-line 14                          Delete "review" insert "malpractice".

Page 9-line 2                            Strike "review" insert "malpractice".

Page 9-After line 4                               Insert:

"(c)  Monies in the medical review malpractice account shall be expended by the panel to carry out the purposes of this section.".

Page 10-line 4                          Delete "review" insert "malpractice".

Page 10-line 13                        Delete "Review" insert "Malpractice".  SIMPSON, CHAIRMAN

 

02/20/2004             H Passed CoW

 

HB0102H2001/FAILED

Page 10-line 15                        Delete "July 1, 2004" insert "July 1, 2005".  OSBORN

 

HB0102H2002/ADOPTED

Delete the standing committee amendment (HB0102HS001/A) entirely; further amend as follows:

Page 1-Above line 1                             In the catch title, delete "malpractice" insert "review".  OSBORN

 

02/23/2004             H Passed 2nd Reading

02/24/2004             H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson and Walsh.

Nays:  Representative(s) McOmie, Osborn, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Excused:  Representative(s) Meuli, Reese, Tipton and Warren.

Conflicts:  Representative(s) Johnson, L. and Meyer.

Ayes 50    Nays 4    Excused 4    Absent 0    Conflicts 2

 

02/25/2004             S Received for Introduction

02/25/2004             S Introduced and Referred to S10

03/01/2004             S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Boggs, Case and Massie

Nays:  Senator(s) Barrasso and Scott

Ayes 3    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

03/01/2004             S Placed on General File

03/01/2004             S Rereferred to S02

03/05/2004             Died In Committee