Wyoming national guard professional malpractice liability.

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary does not provide specific details on how existing cases or claims will be affected.

Wyoming National Guard Professional Malpractice Liability

This law changes how Wyoming protects its National Guard members from professional malpractice claims.

What This Bill Does

• Extends protection against professional malpractice claims to any member of the Wyoming National Guard who possesses a license or credentials for their profession and meets the requirements set by the Wyoming National Guard, not just doctors and lawyers.
• Requires that these protections apply only if the professional was doing their military duties when the alleged mistake happened.

Who It Names or Affects

• Members of the Wyoming National Guard who are licensed professionals
• People who might sue members of the Wyoming National Guard for professional malpractice

Terms To Know

Indemnify

To protect someone from financial loss or legal responsibility.

Malpractice

A mistake made by a professional that causes harm to another person.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies if the member was doing their military duties when the alleged malpractice happened.
• It is not clear how this change will affect existing cases or claims.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0007
Bill No.:

SF0014

Effective:

7/1/2023

LSO No.:

23LSO-0007

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0015

Chapter No.:

30

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Wyoming national guard professional malpractice liability.

Subject:

Amending eligibility for professional malpractice liability coverage.

Summary/Major Elements:

The state defends, holds harmless and indemnifies members of the Wyoming national guard from professional malpractice claims if they were acting in the discharge of their duties when the alleged malpractice occurred.

This act amends the malpractice liability statute so that, instead of applying to any attorney or doctor of medicine serving as a member of the Wyoming national guard, it applies to any member of the Wyoming national guard who possesses a license or credentials to practice a profession and who meets the requirements of the Wyoming national guard for practice of the profession.

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-0007

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
.
SF0014

ENROLLED ACT NO. 15,

SENATE

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

AN ACT relating to Wyoming national guard; extending Wyoming national guard malpractice indemnity to other professionals serving as members of the Wyoming national guard; and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 19
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9
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402 is amended to read:

19
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9
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402.

Malpractice liability for professionals serving with the Wyoming national guard.

The state shall defend, hold harmless and indemnify any
attorney or doctor of medicine serving as a
member of the Wyoming national guard
who possesses a license or credentials to practice a profession and who meets the requirements of the Wyoming national guard for the practice of the profession
from any financial loss arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment in any court by reason of any alleged malpractice of the professional, if the professional was acting in the discharge of
his
the professional's military
duties at the time that the alleged malpractice was committed, regardless of the actual military status of the professional when the act is alleged to have occurred.

Section 2
.

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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