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H.B. No. 0048 |
Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act. |
Sponsored By: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act; amending terminology relating to health care providers and physicians; adding persons who may not be witnesses for a power of attorney for health care as specified; eliminating requirements for signing a power of attorney for health care; amending the optional form for advance health care directives as specified; clarifying that a valid advance health care directive preempts decisions by a surrogate; amending provisions regarding decisions by a class of persons acting as health care surrogate; providing that a guardian's authority is as provided in existing guardianship statutes as specified; clarifying a health care providers duty to communicate with a patient as specified; amending civil and criminal immunity of agent and surrogates as specified; and providing for an effective date.
12/18/2006 Bill Number Assigned
1/9/2007 H Received for Introduction
1/9/2007 H Introduced and Referred to H10
1/15/2007 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Esquibel, K., Gentile, Hallinan, Harvey, Iekel, Landon, Lubnau, Millin and Steward
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/15/2007 H Placed on General File
Page 1-line 4 After "specified;" insert "eliminating requirements for signing a power of attorney for health care;".
Page 3-line 4 Strike "remains in effect notwithstanding" insert "becomes effective upon".
Page 3-line 21 Strike "that" insert "and".
Page 3-line 22 After "presence" insert "." and delete balance of the line.
Page 3-lines 23 and 24 Strike entirely.
Page 4-lines 1 through 6 Strike entirely.
Page 4-line 13 After stricken "supervising" insert "treating primary".
Page 7-line 9 After "and" insert "may communicate".
Page 8-line 16 Strike "provider or". IEKEL, ACTING CHAIRMAN
1/16/2007 H Passed CoW
Page 9-line 12 After "certified" insert "in writing". SIMPSON
1/17/2007 H Passed 2nd Reading
1/18/2007 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Quarberg, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Ayes 60 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
1/23/2007 S Received for Introduction
1/26/2007 S Introduced and Referred to S10
2/7/2007 S10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Aullman, Barrasso, Fecht, Hastert and Scott
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/7/2007 S Placed on General File
HB0048SS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 2-line 4 After "W.S." delete "35-22-402(a)(xx)(D)" insert "35-22-402(a)(xiv) and (xx)(D)".
Page 2-after line 12 Insert:
"(xiv) "Primary health care provider" means any person licensed under the Wyoming statutes practicing within the scope of that license as a licensed physician, licensed physician's assistant or licensed advanced practice registered nurse and who is designated by an individual or the individual's agent, guardian or surrogate to have primary responsibility for the individual's health care or, in the absence of a designation or if the designated provider is not reasonably available, a provider who undertakes the responsibility;".
Page 3-line 7 Reinsert stricken language.
Page 3-line 8 Delete new language. SCOTT, CHAIRMAN
2/8/2007 S Passed CoW
2/9/2007 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/12/2007 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey
Excused: Senator(s) Peck and Von Flatern
Ayes 28 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/12/2007 H Received for Concurrence
2/13/2007 H Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Dockstader, Edmonds, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Miller, Millin, Olsen, Petersen, Philp, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s) Alden, Brechtel and Quarberg
Ayes 57 Nays 3 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/13/2007 Assigned Number HEA No. 0028
2/13/2007 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0028
2/13/2007 S President Signed HEA No. 0028
2/16/2007 Governor Signed HEA No. 0028
2/16/2007 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0061 Session Laws of Wyoming 2007.