SF0088 • 2005

Medical malpractice claims reporting.

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring additional information on medical malpractice claims to be reported; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Ross
Last action: 2005-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2005

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SF0088SS001

Standing Committee • MEIER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by MEIER

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Bill History

2005-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0103
2005-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 196
2005-03-01 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0103
2005-03-01 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0103
2005-03-01 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0103
2005-03-01 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-28 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2005-02-25 House
H Passed CoW
2005-02-22 House
H Placed on General File
2005-02-22 House
H07 Recommended Do Pass
2005-02-07 House
H Introduced and Referred to H07
2005-02-04 House
H Received for Introduction
2005-02-02 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2005-02-01 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2005-01-31 Senate
S Passed CoW
2005-01-31 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2005-01-31 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2005-01-27 Senate
S Placed on General File
2005-01-27 Senate
S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2005-01-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S07
2005-01-11 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2005-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0088

Bill
No.:
SF0088
Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0441
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0103

Chapter
No.:
196

Prime
Sponsor:
Senator Ross

Catch
Title:
Medical malpractice claims reporting.

Subject:
Requires additional information
on medical malpractice claims to be reported.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This bill:

Requires insurers who write coverage for health care malpractice in this
state to provide additional information in the annual reports required by March
1 for the preceding calendar year;

Specifies the additional information shall include for each claim:

The specialty coverage of the insured;

The nature and substance of the claim;

The age of the claimant or plaintiff;

After disposition of the claim, the date and manner of disposition,
whether by judgment, settlement, arbitration or otherwise, an itemization of
amounts paid for medical and prescription costs, economic damages, noneconomic
damages, defense costs and any other information required by the Insurance
Commissioner.

Specifies the information provided under this bill shall be confidential,
except a summary shall be prepared in a manner to protect the identities of the
claimant and the health care provider.

Authorizes the Commissioner to adopt rules, regulations and reporting forms
to implement the provisions of W.S. 26-3-124.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0088

ENROLLED ACT NO. 103, SENATE

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring additional information on medical malpractice claims to be reported; providing for confidentiality of reported information; granting rulemaking authority; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 26
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124(a) by creating a new paragraph (iv), (b) and by creating a new subsection (c) is amended to read:

26
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124.

Annual statement; mandatory reporting of claims against health care providers; confidentiality; abstract of statistics.

(a)

Any insurer writing coverage for health care malpractice in this state, by March 1 of each year, shall file with the commissioner a report of all claims against a health care provider and a report of all awards or settlements given in cases against health care providers. The report shall contain the following information only for the preceding calendar year:

(iv)

For each claim:

(A)

Specialty coverage of the insured;

(B)

Nature and substance of the claim;

(C)

Age of the claimant or plaintiff;

(D)

After final disposition of the claim, the date and manner of disposition, whether by judgment, settlement, arbitration or otherwise, and an itemization of the amounts paid, if any, if reported separately or can be reasonably segregated or identified for:

(I)

Medical and prescription costs;

(II)

Economic damages;

(III)

Noneconomic damages;

(IV)

Defense attorneys fees, costs and expenses.

(E)

Any additional information required by the commissioner.

(b)

Any information provided the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be confidential including t
he names of health care providers and any records pertaining thereto
.

are confidential.
The commissioner shall prepare
an abstract of all pertinent statistics
a summary of such information, in the aggregate if necessary to protect the identity of the health care provider or claimant,
for inclusion in his annual report to the governor pursuant to W.S. 9
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1014.

(c)

The commissioner may adopt rules, regulations and reporting forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

Section 2
. This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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