Wyoming SF 53: Local government liability pool amendments.

Bill Text

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE NO. SF0053
ENROLLED ACT NO. 33, SENATE
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 BUDGET SESSION
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AN ACT relating to the local government insurance program;
clarifying program payment limits related to health care
provider liability; correcting an incorrect citation;
specifying applicability; and providing for an effective
date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1. W.S. 1-42-202(d)(i) and (e) is amended to
read:
1-42-202. Local government self-insurance program;
creation; authorized payments.
(d) Claims against participating local governments
and their public employees, or a judicial officer
exercising the authority vested in him, arising under 42
U.S.C. 1983 or other federal statutes, shall be defended
and indemnification paid subject to the following
conditions:
(i) Public employees of participating local
governments, other than peace officers, shall be defended
and, to the extent provided by paragraph (v) (iii) of this
subsection, indemnified against any claim or demand,
whether groundless or otherwise, arising out of an alleged
act or omission occurring in the scope of duty;
(e) For any claim brought under the Wyoming
Governmental Claims Act the program shall be limited in
liability to payment of no more than the amounts specified
in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this subsection.
Participating local governments shall be responsible for
the amount of any adjudicated claims and expenses in excess
of:

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE NO. SF0053
ENROLLED ACT NO. 33, SENATE
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 BUDGET SESSION
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(i) One million dollars ($1,000,000.00) for any
claim brought under W.S. 1-39-110(b) for any one (1)
occurrence plus loss adjustment expenses; or
(ii) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)
for any other claim brought under the Wyoming Governmental
Claims Act for any one (1) occurrence plus loss adjustment
expenses. Participating local governments shall be
responsible for the amount of any adjudicated claims and
expenses in excess of this amount.
Section 2. This act shall apply to all claims made
under the local government self-insurance program for acts
occurring on or after July 1, 2022.

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE NO. SF0053
ENROLLED ACT NO. 33, SENATE
SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 BUDGET SESSION
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Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2022.
(END)
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
Governor
TIME APPROVED: _________
DATE APPROVED: _________
I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
Chief Clerk