HB0113 • 2016

Governmental immunity-waiver for health care facilities.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing a waiver of governmental immunity for damages caused by a violation of whistleblower statutes for health care facilities; and providing for an effective date.

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor: Representative Connolly
Last action: 2016-03-02
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2016-03-02 Senate
S Did Not Consider for Introduction
2016-02-23 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2016-02-23 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 60-0-0-0-0
2016-02-22 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2016-02-19 House
H 2nd Reading:Laid Back
2016-02-18 House
H COW:Passed
2016-02-12 House
H Placed on General File
2016-02-12 House
H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 7-0-0-0-0
2016-02-11 House
H Introduced and Referred to H02 - Appropriations 53-7-0-0-0
2016-02-10 House
H Received for Introduction
2016-02-09 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Summary for LSO115

Bill No.:
HB0113
Effective
:
7/1/2016

LSO No.:
16LSO-0311

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA No. 0001

Chapter No.:
[Chapter Number_RO]

Prime Sponsor:
Connolly

Catch Title:
Governmental immunity-waiver for health care facilities.

Subject:

Summary/Major Elements:

Comm
ents:

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill
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Current Bill Text

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2016
STATE OF WYOMING
16LSO-0311
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0113

Governmental immunity-waiver for health care facilities.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Connolly, Nicholas, B., Sommers and Wilson and Senator(s) Rothfuss and Von Flatern

A
BILL

for

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing a waiver of governmental immunity for damages caused by a violation of whistleblower statutes for health care facilities; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1
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W.S. 1
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39
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109 is amended to read:

1
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39
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109
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Liability; medical facilities.

(a)

A governmental entity is liable for damages resulting from bodily injury, wrongful death or property
damage caused by the negligence of public employees while acting within the scope of their duties in the operation of any public hospital or in providing public outpatient health care.

(b)

A governmental entity is liable for damages resulting from a violation of W.S. 35
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2
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910(
b)
by any health care facility owned or operated by the governmental entity.

Section
2
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This
act is effective July 1,
201
6
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(END)

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