S.F. No. 0078

Medical malpractice insurance.

 

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

 

AN ACT relating to insurance; mandating additional advance notice of policy cancellation or premium increase as specified; limiting the premium for "tail" coverage as specified; requiring a public hearing for certain noncompetitive premium rate proceedings; limiting the amount by which an individual insured's rate may vary, as specified; and providing for an effective date.

 

1/10/2005               Bill Number Assigned

1/11/2005               S Received for Introduction

1/12/2005               S Introduced and Referred to S10

1/18/2005               S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Barrasso, Decaria, Massie and Scott

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/18/2005               S Placed on General File

 

SF0078SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 6                            Delete "thirty percent (30%)" and insert "fifteen percent (15%)".

Page 2-line 7                            After "period." insert "For health care professional malpractice insurance, a rate increase of more than fifteen percent (15%) in any specialty shall cause a consolidated hearing on the rate increase."; after "The" insert "informational".

Page 3-line 11                          Delete "in" insert ";".

Page 3-lines 12 and 13             Delete.

Page 4-line 17                          After "professional" insert "health care".

Page 5-line 3                            After "professional" insert "health care".  SCOTT, Chairman

 

1/18/2005               S Passed CoW

1/19/2005               S Passed 2nd Reading

1/20/2005               S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Excused:  Senator(s) Barrasso and Mockler.

Ayes 28    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/24/2005               H Received for Introduction

2/4/2005 H Introduced and Referred to H10

2/14/2005               H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Brechtel, Harvey, Hastert, Iekel, Jackson, Martin, Morgan and Osborn

Excused:  Representative(s) Barnard

Ayes 8    Nays 0    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/14/2005               H Placed on General File

 

SF0078HS001/ADOPTED  (CORRECTED COPY)  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-line 6                            Delete "fifteen percent (15%)" insert "twenty percent (20%)".

Page 2-line 9                            Delete "fifteen percent (15%)" insert "twenty-five percent (25%)".

Page 3-line 18                          After "class" insert "or that insured's underwritten rate".

Page 3-line 23                          After ";" insert "and".

Page 4-lines 1 through 5                       Delete entirely.

Page 4-line 7                            Delete "(E)" insert "(D)".  OSBORN, CHAIRMAN

 

2/15/2005               H Passed CoW

2/16/2005               H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3

 

SF0078H2001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 5-line 13                          Delete "July 1, 2005." insert "immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.".  BRECHTEL

 

2/17/2005               H Passed 2nd Reading

2/18/2005               H Laid Back Pursuant to HR 9-3

2/22/2005               H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays:  Representative(s) Landon

Excused:  Representative(s) Jorgensen and Simpson.

Ayes 57    Nays 1    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/22/2005               S Did Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 30    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/22/2005               Assigned Number SEA No. 0062

2/23/2005               S President Signed SEA No. 0062

2/23/2005               H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0062

2/25/2005               Governor Signed SEA No. 0062

2/25/2005               Assigned Chapter Number

 

Chapter No. 0145  Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.