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SF0111 • 2005

Medical malpractice-guaranty association.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming insurance guaranty association; establishing limits for payment of medical malpractice claims as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senator Scott
Last action
2005-02-15
Official status
inactive
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0111HW001

Committee of the Whole • BRECHTEL

Filed

Plain English: Filed Committee of the Whole by BRECHTEL

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Bill History

  1. 2005-02-15 House

    H Placed on General File; Did Not Consider in CoW

  2. 2005-02-15 House

    H10 Recommended Do Pass

  3. 2005-02-04 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10

  4. 2005-01-27 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2005-01-27 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2005-01-26 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2005-01-25 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  8. 2005-01-21 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  9. 2005-01-21 Senate

    S09 Recommended Do Pass

  10. 2005-01-18 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S09

  11. 2005-01-14 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  12. 2005-01-12 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT
2005
STATE OF WYOMING
05LSO-0076

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0111

Medical malpractice-guaranty association.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Scott and Representative(s) Iekel

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming insurance guaranty association; establishing limits for payment of medical malpractice claims as specified; 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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106(c) by creating a new paragraph (iii) and by renumbering or amending and renumbering (iii) and (iv) as (iv) and (v) is amended to read:

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106.

Duties and powers of association.

(c)

Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the association:

(iii)

Shall pay not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for each claim for medical malpractice including prior acts coverage which exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per claim;

(iii)
(iv)

Shall pay not more than one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) per claimant for each claim which exceeds two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) other than worker's compensation and return of unearned premium
and medical malpractice
claims;

(iv)
(v)

Is not obligated to pay a claimant an amount in excess of the obligation of the insolvent insurer under the policy or coverage from which the claim arises.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

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