2013 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 33 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 26 - PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
ARTICLE 4 - INVESTIGATIONS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
33-26-409. Health care entity reports required; malpractice.

33-26-409. Health care entity reports required; malpractice.

(a) Each health care entity shall report:

(i) Any action it takes against a licensee on the grounds that the licensee is impaired, or has engaged in conduct constituting a ground for disciplinary action in W.S. 33-26-402;

(ii) Any action that:

(A) Adversely affects the clinical privileges of a licensee for a period exceeding thirty (30) days;

(B) Accepts the surrender of a physician's clinical privilege:

(I) While the licensee is under investigation by the entity for possible incompetence or improper professional conduct; or

(II) In return for not conducting an investigation as specified in this subparagraph; or

(C) In the case of an entity which is a professional society, takes a professional review action which adversely affects the membership of a licensee in the society.

(b) Each licensee shall report to the board any personal injury or wrongful death claim made because of any alleged act, error or omission of the licensee. Failure to report the claim shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the board. As used in this subsection, "claim" means a properly filed complaint with the district court which names the licensee as defendant or a third party defendant and alleges that damages sustained by the plaintiff are due to an alleged act, error or omission of the licensee while engaged in the practice of medicine.

(c) Each insurer providing health care professional liability insurance in this state shall report to the board all claims for which a reserve has been established against a licensee. Reports required by this subsection shall be made within sixty (60) days of the time the claim comes to the attention of the insurer.

(d) Other reports required by this section shall be made within ninety (90) days of the time the claim comes to the attention of the person responsible for reporting. Reports shall be in the form and contain information required by the board. Any entity or person subject to the reporting requirements of this section shall be subject to a fine up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation of this section. Each day that a requirement of this section is not met shall constitute a separate violation. In the event that the board is required to bring a civil action to enforce this section, the violating party shall additionally be liable to the board for all reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the board in prosecuting the action.