H.B. No. 0108

Medical injury-expert witnesses.

 

Sponsored By:                    Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to civil actions; specifying requirements for expert witnesses to testify in medical injury or death actions; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/5/2005 Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2005               H Received for Introduction

1/11/2005               H Introduced and Referred to H10

1/19/2005               H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Barnard, Brechtel, Harvey, Iekel and Osborn

Nays:  Representative(s) Hastert, Martin and Morgan

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson

Ayes 5    Nays 3    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/19/2005               H Placed on General File

 

HB0108HS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 6                            Delete the line through "defendant" insert "specialty or subspecialty as the defendant, or trained and experienced in a specialty or subspecialty to diagnose, correct or treat the medical issue of concern in the action".

Page 2-line 16                          After "same" delete balance of line.

Page 2-line 17                          Delete the line through "defendant" insert "specialty or subspecialty as the defendant, or trained and experienced in a specialty or subspecialty to diagnose, correct or treat the medical issue of concern in the action".

Page 3-line 4                            After "state" insert "only".

Page 3-line 5                            Delete "and".

Page 3-line 6                            Delete entirely and insert "insofar as provision of testimony is questioned and subject to the applicable provisions of W.S. 33-26-402(a).".  OSBORN, CHAIRMAN

 

1/20/2005               H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Berger, Brechtel, Bucholz, Childers, Edwards, Gay, Gilmore, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Jones, Jorgensen, Latta, Lockhart, Meuli, Osborn, Pedersen, Quarberg, Semlek and Walsh.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Barnard, Buchanan, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Esquibel, Gingery, Goggles, Hastert, Hinckley, Illoway, Landon, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Miller, Morgan, Petersen, Powers, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Warren, Wasserburger, White and Zwonitzer.

Excused:  Representative(s) Brown, Jackson, Olsen, Philp and Watt.

Ayes 23    Nays 32    Excused 5    Absent 0    Conflicts 0