Medical malpractice statutory update.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not mention updates to an existing annual reporting requirement, only that the commissioner may now require such reports at their discretion with proper notice.

Medical Malpractice Reporting Update

This law allows the Wyoming Insurance Commissioner to require insurance companies to report medical malpractice claims and sets a three-month notice period for such requirements.

What This Bill Does

• Gives the Insurance Commissioner permission to ask insurance companies to report medical malpractice claims.
• Requires the Insurance Commissioner to give at least three months' notice before requiring reports from insurers.

Who It Names or Affects

• Insurance companies that provide health care malpractice coverage in Wyoming
• The Wyoming Insurance Commissioner

Terms To Know

Medical Malpractice

When a healthcare provider makes a mistake or does not follow the standard of care, causing harm to a patient.

Insurance Commissioner

The person in charge of regulating insurance companies and ensuring they operate fairly and responsibly.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify what happens if an insurer does not comply with the reporting requirements.
• It is unclear how often the Insurance Commissioner will use this new discretion to require reports.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0292
Bill No.:

SF0005

Effective:

7/1/2023

LSO No.:

23LSO-0292

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0016

Chapter No.:

31

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Medical malpractice statutory update.

Subject:

Insurance Commissioner may require reporting of medical malpractice claims.

Summary/Major Elements:

Gives the Wyoming Insurance Commissioner discretion to require reporting of medical malpractice claims.

Requires the Insurance Commissioner to give insurers three (3) months' notice before they are required to report medical malpractice claims.

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.

Current Bill Text

23LSO-0292

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0005

ENROLLED ACT NO. 16,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to the insurance code; granting the insurance commissioner discretion to require reporting of medical malpractice claims; specifying the amount of notice to be given to insurers when reports are required; 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. 26
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3
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124(a)(intro) and by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

26
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3
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124.

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

(a)

At the discretion of the commissioner and after notice provided under subsection (d) of this section, a
ny insurer writing coverage for health care malpractice in this state, by March 1 of each year,
shall
may be required to
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:

(d)

The commissioner shall give insurers not less than three (3) months notice if the information in subsection (a) of this section will be required to be reported to the commissioner.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2023
.

(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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