HB0081 • 2006

Medical malpractice insurance account.

AN ACT relating to medical malpractice insurance assistance account; extending the deadline for applying for loans under the account as specified; specifying applicability of the act; providing an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

Budget Healthcare

Enacted

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

Sponsor: Judiciary
Last action: 2006-03-24
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 4/1/2006

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Amendments

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HB0081SS001

Standing Committee • HANES

Adopted

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Bill History

2006-03-24 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 116
2006-03-24 Governor
Governor Signed HEA No. 0020
2006-03-10 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0020
2006-03-10 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0020
2006-03-09 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0020
2006-03-09 House
H Did Concur
2006-03-09 House
H Received for Concurrence
2006-03-08 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2006-03-07 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2006-03-06 Senate
S Passed CoW
2006-03-06 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2006-03-06 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2006-03-02 Senate
S Placed on General File
2006-03-02 Senate
S02 Recommended Do Pass
2006-02-28 Senate
S Rereferred to S02
2006-02-28 Senate
S01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
2006-02-22 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2006-02-22 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2006-02-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2006-02-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2006-02-20 House
H Passed CoW
2006-02-16 House
H Placed on General File
2006-02-16 House
H02 Recommended Do Pass
2006-02-14 House
H Rereferred to H02
2006-02-14 House
H Placed on General File
2006-02-14 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2006-02-13 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2006-02-13 House
H Received for Introduction
2006-01-18 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

HB0081 Bill Summary

Bill
No.:
HB0081

Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:

06LSO-0095

Effective Date:

4/1/2006

Enrolled
Act No.:

HEA0020

Chapter
No.:

116

Prime
Sponsor:

Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch
Title:

Medical malpractice insurance account.

Subject:

Extends
application deadline for medical malpractice insurance assistance account
loans.

Summary/Major
Elements:

The program authorizing the Department of Health to provide loans to
physicians for medical malpractice insurance premiums assistance, created
during the 2004 Special Session, contained an application deadline of January
15, 2005.

This bill extends the application deadline for such loans to March 30,
2007 and provides that the loan application period begins April 1, 2006.

The bill appropriates funds to the Department of Health for loans to
physicians for qualified medical malpractice insurance premiums, loans for risk
retention group participation and for administrative costs in implementing the
loan program.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0081

ENROLLED ACT NO. 20, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2006 BUDGET SESSION

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

Section 1.

W.S. 35
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1
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902(j) and 35
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1
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903(e) are amended to read:

35
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1
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902.

Medical malpractice insurance assistance account; creation; duties of the department; requirements for assistance; breach.

(j)

No loan shall be made under this section unless the physician or contracting entity has completed and submitted an application to the department on or before
January 15, 2005
March 30, 2007
.

35
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1
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903.

Assistance for risk retention group participation; duties of the department; requirements for assistance; breach.

(e)

No loan shall be made under this section unless the physician has completed and submitted an application to the department on or before
January 15, 2005
March 30, 2007
.

Section 2.

For the period beginning April 1, 2006 and ending June 30, 2007, there is appropriated from the general fund to the medical malpractice insurance account six hundred thirty-three thousand seven hundred eighty dollars ($633,780.00) to implement the purposes of this act, including loans for physicians' qualified medical malpractice insurance premiums, loans for risk retention group participation and administrative costs incurred by the department of health in the implementation of W.S. 35
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1
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901 through 35
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1
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903.

Section 3.

Loans under this act shall be made for applications received by the department of health for the period beginning April 1, 2006 and ending March 30, 2007.

Section 4.

This act is effective April 1, 2006.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk