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H.B. No. 0015 |
Violent injuries-reporting requirements. |
Sponsored By: Representative(s) Gingery
AN ACT relating to reporting of violent injuries; authorizing certain health care practitioners to report injuries to local law enforcement authorities as specified; providing contents of the notice; prohibiting interference with the reporting; and providing for an effective date.
11/30/2012 Bill Number Assigned
1/8/2013 H Received for Introduction
1/14/2013 H Introduced and Referred to H10
1/23/2013 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Barlow, Coleman, Filer, Harvey, Kasperik, Throne and Wilson
Nays: Representative(s) Greene and Reeder
Ayes 7 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/23/2013 H Placed on General File
HB0015HS001/ADOPTED
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"(a) In compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq., any health care practitioner employed in a health facility, clinic, physician's office, local or state public health department, a clinic or other type of facility operated by a local or state public health department who, in the practitioner's professional capacity or within the scope of the practitioner's employment, provides medical services for a patient may immediately make a report in accordance with subsection (c) of this section for:
(i) Any person suffering from any wound or other physical injury inflicted by the person's own act or inflicted by another where the injury is by means of a firearm;
(ii) Any person suffering from any non-accidental wounds caused by knives, axes or other sharp or pointed instruments;
(iii) Any person suffering from any wound or other physical injury inflicted upon the person where the injury is the result of assaultive or abusive conduct if the victim agrees to the reporting.".
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"(f) Nothing in this section shall relieve a person of his duty to report under W.S. 14‑3‑205 or 35‑20‑103.". HARVEY, CHAIRMAN
1/25/2013 H Passed CoW
1/28/2013 H Passed 2nd Reading
1/29/2013 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear, Greene, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings, Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Teeters, Throne, Wallis, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s) Halverson and Stubson
Ayes 58 Nays 2 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/30/2013 S Received for Introduction
1/30/2013 S Introduced and Referred to S10
2/1/2013 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Craft, Nutting, Peterson and Scott
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/1/2013 S Placed on General File
HB0015SS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 2-line 11 After "injury" delete balance of line.
Page 2-line 12 Delete "inflicted by another"; after "injury" insert "or wound". SCOTT, CHAIRMAN
2/22/2013 S Failed CoW; Indef Postponed
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Craft, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Meier and Scott
Nays: Senator(s) Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hicks, Hines, Landen, Nicholas, P., Nutting, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer and Von Flatern
Excused: Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Barnard, Christensen and Johnson
Ayes 6 Nays 20 Excused 4 Absent 0 Conflicts 0