Why they voted this way
The speaker explains that the bill is necessary because National Guard physicians are not being replaced while they are deployed overseas for a war.
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Wyoming2008Did Not Pass
HB0148
Wyoming National Guard Medical Recruitment and Retention Program
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In one sentence
This bill proposed a program to pay for medical school costs and malpractice insurance for people who serve as medical professionals in the Wyoming National Guard.
What it does
- Creates a program to pay the annual WWAMI contract payment for one Wyoming resident medical student per academic year.
- Requires participating students to serve in the active Wyoming National Guard for at least eight years after completing their residency program.
- Requires participating students to practice medicine in Wyoming for at least four years after completing their residency program.
- Provides reimbursement for up to 50% of medical and dental malpractice insurance premiums for qualified National Guard medical professionals, capped at $15,000 per calendar year.
- Requires repayment of all payments if the student fails to complete the medical program, the eight-year service commitment, or the four-year practice commitment.
- Sets a sunset date of June 30, 2016, when the program and its related laws are repealed.
Who it affects
- Wyoming residents enrolled in the WWAMI medical program.
- Physicians and dentists serving in the Wyoming National Guard.
- The Wyoming Adjutant General, who administers the program.
- The University of Wyoming, which receives the payments for medical students.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and did not become law.
- The text provided is a working draft and may contain incomplete sections.
- Funding is subject to legislative appropriation, meaning the legislature must approve the money for the program to operate.
Plain language
Terms to know
- WWAMI
- A regional medical program for students from Wyoming, Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho, affiliated with the University of Washington School of Medicine.
- Adjutant General
- The state official who manages the National Guard and administers this program.
- Residency
- Advanced training a medical student completes after medical school to become a licensed doctor.
Official record
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Why lawmakers voted
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Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
1 roll call
H Failed Introduction 19-40-1-0-02008-02-15 · House19 yes 40 no
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 40
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 1
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 19
Bill ThompsonH60David R EdwardsH06Dv.Erin E Mrs. MercerH53Esquibel, F.Jack D Landon Jr.H30Jim SlaterH46Kathleen DavisonH20Ken A EsquibelH41Kermit C BrownH14Kevin A WhiteH45Lori A MillinH08Mary W HalesH36Ross DiercksH02Stanley L BlakeH39Steve HarshmanR · H37Sue E WallisH52Thomas A LockhartH57Timothy P HallinanH32
No 40
Alan C JonesH25Allen M JaggiH18Amy L EdmondsH12Bernadine CraftH17Colin SimpsonH24Dan DockstaderR · S16David R MillerH55Debbie HammonsH27Deborah AldenH03Del McOmieH54Dn.Doug SamuelsonH07Edward BuchananH04Elaine HarveyH26Frank PhilpH34George BagbyH15Jane WarrenH13Jerry IekelH29Keith M GingeryH23Lisa A SheppersonH58Lorraine K QuarbergH28Mark SemlekH01Marty A MartinH48, S12Mary A ThroneH11Mary GilmoreH59Matt TeetersH05Michael K MaddenH40Monte OlsenH22Owen PetersenH19Pat ChildersH50Pete JorgensenH16Peter S IllowayH42Robert A BrechtelH38Rodney "Pete" AndersonH10Rosie M BergerH51Roy CoheeH35Saundra MeyerH49, S15Timothy M StubsonH56William "Jeb" StewardH47W. Patrick P GogglesH33
Excused 1
Official activity
Bill history
- H Failed IntroductionHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO