HB0142 • 2017

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: 2017-02-28
Official status: inactive
Effective date: Not listed

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Bill History

2017-02-28 Senate
S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4
2017-02-27 Senate
S No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2017-02-01 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10 - Labor
2017-01-23 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2017-01-23 House
H 3rd Reading:Passed 57-2-1-0-0
2017-01-20 House
H 2nd Reading:Passed
2017-01-19 House
H COW:Passed
2017-01-18 House
H Placed on General File
2017-01-18 House
H09 - Minerals:Recommend Do Pass 8-0-1-0-0
2017-01-17 House
H Introduced and Referred to H09 - Minerals
2017-01-16 House
H Received for Introduction
2017-01-13 LSO
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2017
STATE OF WYOMING
17LSO-0381
Introduced
1.2

HOUSE BILL

NO.

HB0142

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

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This
act is effective July 1,
201
7
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