S.F. No. 0024

Health insurance-clinical trials.

Sponsored By:        Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim    Committee

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring coverage in health insurance policies and certificates for routine care related to the insured's participation in a clinical trial or study as specified; providing exceptions; providing definitions; specifying applicability of the act; and providing for an effective date.

1/2/2008    Bill Number Assigned

2/11/2008   S Received for Introduction

2/11/2008   S Introduced and Referred to S10

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Perkins

Ayes 28 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/15/2008   S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Fecht, Hastert, Landen and Scott

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/15/2008   S Placed on General File

SF0024SS001/ADOPTED

Page 6-After line 2           Insert and renumber:

"(iii)  Provide a private cause of action against any health insurer described in subsection (a) of this section for damages arising as a result of compliance with this section.".

Page 6–line 6           Delete "an experimental" insert "any experiment in which a drug is administered to, dispensed to or used by one (1) or more human subjects.  For purposes of this paragraph, an experiment is any use of a drug except for the use of a marketed drug in the course of medical practice".

Page 6-lines 7 through 9            Delete.  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

SF0024SW001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 5           After "definitions;" insert "specifying applicability of the act;".

Page 6-after 20         Insert and renumber:

"Section 2.  The provisions of this act shall apply to policies, contracts and certificates of insurance providing coverage to any resident of this state that are delivered, issued for delivery, continued or renewed after the effective date of this act.".

Page 6-line 22          Delete "2" insert "3".  SCOTT

2/21/2008   S Passed CoW

2/22/2008   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/25/2008   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Bebout, Burns, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Case

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/26/2008   H Received for Introduction

2/26/2008   H Introduced and Referred to H10

3/3/2008    H10 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Esquibel, K., Hales, Hallinan, Harvey, Iekel, Landon, Lubnau, Millin and Steward

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/3/2008    H Placed on General File

3/3/2008    H Passed CoW

3/4/2008    H Passed 2nd Reading

3/5/2008    H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, 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, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Ayes 60 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/5/2008    Assigned Number SEA No. 0039

3/5/2008    S President Signed SEA No. 0039

3/6/2008    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0039

3/12/2008   Governor Signed SEA No. 0039

3/12/2008   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0087  Session Laws of Wyoming 2008.