S.F. No. 0032

Workers' compensation amendments.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to workers' compensation; authorizing the medical commission to report suspected substandard or inappropriate medical or health care to appropriate licensing authorities; clarifying that members of the workers' compensation medical commission shall be considered public employees for purposes of the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act;

 

1/17/2012   Bill Number Assigned

2/13/2012   S Received for Introduction

2/14/2012   S Introduced and Referred to S10

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 29    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2012   S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Dockstader, Martin, Nutting, Schiffer and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/17/2012   S Placed on General File

 

SF0032SS001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 3           Delete "hospital" insert "health care facility".

Page 4-line 12          Delete "hospital" insert "health care facility".

Page 4-line 14          Delete "hospital" insert "health care facility".

Page 4-line 17          After "panels" insert "and any health care provider providing peer reviews or independent medical evaluations, reviews or opinions,".

Page 5-line 3           Delete "hospital" insert "health care facility".

Page 5-line 4           Delete "hospital" insert "health care facility".

Page 5-line 21          Delete "hospital" insert "health care facility".

Page 5-line 22          Delete "hospital" insert "health care facility".

Page 6-line 23          Delete "hospital" insert "health care facility".  SCOTT, CHAIRMAN

 

2/20/2012   S Passed CoW

 

SF0032S2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 4           After ";" delete balance of line.

Page 1-line 5           Delete "be a misdemeanor;".

Page 5-line 6           Delete "Any member who".

Page 5-lines 7 through 13     Delete.  PERKINS

 

2/21/2012   S Passed 2nd Reading

2/22/2012   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/23/2012   H Received for Introduction

2/23/2012   H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/27/2012   H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Craft, Gingery, Greene, Harvey, Miller, Peasley and Reeder

Excused:  Representative(s) Gay

Ayes 8    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 1    Conflicts 0

 

2/27/2012   H Placed on General File

 

SF0032HS001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 3           Delete "care facility".

Page 4-line 13          Delete "facility care".

Page  4-line 17         Delete "once" insert "and".

Page 5-line 5           Delete "facility care".

Page 5-line 15          Delete "facility care".

Page 6-line 16          After "medical" insert "or health".  HARVEY, CHAIRMAN

 

2/28/2012   H Passed CoW

 

SF0032H2001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 7           After "Act;" insert "providing for an election of federal tort immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986;".

Page 1-line 15          Delete "and" insert ",".

Page 2-line 1           After "(iv)" insert "and 35‑17‑106(a) by creating a new paragraph (viii)".

Page 6-after line 17    Insert:

"35‑17‑106.  Election to be covered by federal immunity.

(a)  The state of Wyoming elects to be immediately covered by the immunity granted by the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, P.L. 99-660, Title IV adopted by Congress in 1986, to the extent authorized, as of the effective date of this section for all health care professional review bodies as defined in the act, for the applicable division of the department of health in its duties under W.S. 33‑36‑101 through 33‑36‑115 related to emergency medical services and for:

(viii)  The Wyoming workers' compensation medical commission and any health care provider providing peer reviews or independent medical evaluations, reviews or opinions, W.S. 27‑14‑101 through 27‑14‑806.".  HARVEY, LUBNAU

 

2/29/2012   H Passed 2nd Reading

3/1/2012    H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Botten, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Childers, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Edmonds, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Illoway, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kroeker, Krone, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Petroff, Quarberg, Reeder, Roscoe, Semlek, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Vranish, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Excused:  Representative(s) Goggles

Ayes 59    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/2012    S Received for Concurrence

3/2/2012    S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barnard, Bebout, Burns, Case, Christensen, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hicks, Hines, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Martin, Meier, Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Nicholas P

Ayes 29    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/2/2012    Assigned Number SEA No. 0019

3/5/2012    S President Signed SEA No. 0019

3/5/2012    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0019

3/8/2012    Governor Signed SEA No. 0019

3/9/2012    Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0048  Session Laws of Wyoming 2012