2014 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 19 - Defense Forces and Affairs
CHAPTER 9 - WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD
ARTICLE 8 - HEALTH CARE PROVIDER RETENTION PROGRAM
19-9-803. Requirements for malpractice insurance premium reimbursements.

19-9-803. Requirements for malpractice insurance premium reimbursements.

(a) Subject to legislative appropriation and in accordance with the provisions of this article, the adjutant general or his designee may authorize a one (1) time reimbursement of medical, dental and optometric malpractice insurance premiums for qualified health care providers. The maximum malpractice insurance premium reimbursement under the program shall be:

(i) For a qualified health care provider who enters into a two (2) year service contract, fifty percent (50%) of the total cost of malpractice insurance premiums paid by the qualified health care provider during the most recent calendar year in the term of the initial service contract required under paragraph (b)(iii) of this section, not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), which shall be paid directly to the malpractice insurer and applied toward the health care provider's malpractice insurance at the execution of the service contract;

(ii) For a qualified health care provider who enters into a four (4) year service contract, one hundred percent (100%) of the total cost of malpractice insurance premiums paid by the qualified health care provider during the most recent calendar year in the term of the initial service contract required under paragraph (b)(iii) of this section, not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00), which shall be paid directly to the malpractice insurer and applied toward the health care provider's malpractice insurance at the execution of the service contract.

(b) To be eligible to participate in the program the qualified health care provider shall:

(i) Be a resident of the state of Wyoming;

(ii) Be a qualified health care provider as defined in W.S. 19-9-802(a)(ii); and

(iii) Sign a new service contract after July 1, 2009 in which the qualified health care provider agrees to serve in the Wyoming national guard as a health care provider for the time period specified in paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) of this section after first receiving reimbursement benefits under the program.

(c) Any individual receiving benefits under this section who fails to meet the requirements of this section or otherwise ceases to be a qualified health care provider as defined in W.S. 19-9-802(a)(ii) shall repay all medical malpractice insurance premium reimbursements received under the program.

(d) The adjutant general may promulgate rules waiving or suspending repayment otherwise required under subsection (c) of this section. The adjutant general shall immediately transmit all repayments of benefits under the plan to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general fund.