H.B. No. 0243

Physician recruitment grants.

 

Sponsored By:     Representative(s) Lubnau and Hammons and Senator(s) Massie

 

AN ACT relating to health care services; providing a grant program for physician recruitment; providing for rules and regulations; providing appropriations; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/18/2007   Bill Number Assigned

1/19/2007   H Received for Introduction

1/22/2007   H Introduced and Referred to H09

1/29/2007   H09 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Edmonds, Esquibel, F., Hammons, Harvey, Lockhart, Meyer, Quarberg and Steward

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/29/2007   H Rereferred to H02

1/31/2007   H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Jones, Jorgensen, Petersen, Philp and Warren

Excused:  Representative(s) Harshman

Ayes 6    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/31/2007   H Placed on General File

 

HB0243HS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           Delete "an appropriation" insert "appropriations".

Page 6-line 17          After "3." insert "(a)".

Page 6-After line 20    Insert:

"(b)  There is appropriated sixty-two thousand dollars ($62,000.00) from the general fund to the department of health to fund one (1) at-will contract employee for purposes of this act. 

(c)  The appropriations under this section shall be one-time funding and shall not be included in the department of health's 2009-2010 biennial budget request.".

Page 6-line 22          Delete "July 1, 2007." insert "immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.".  PHILP, CHAIRMAN

 

HB0243HW001/ADOPTED

Page 5-line 22          After "licensed" insert ", or eligible to be licensed,".  EDMONDS, LUBNAU

 

2/2/2007    H Passed CoW

 

HB0243H2001/ADOPTED

Page 4-line 2           Delete "and".

Page 4-line 13          Delete "." insert "; and".

Page 4-After line 13    Insert:

"(J)  Hospitals shall make recruitment contracts equally available to physicians recruited to the geographic area served by the hospital who are independent of the hospital.".  HALLINAN

 

2/5/2007    H Passed 2nd Reading

2/6/2007    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Davison and Warren

Ayes 58    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/8/2007    S Received for Introduction; No Further Action Prior to CoW Cutoff