§ 26-3-124 — Annual statement; reporting of claims against health care providers; confidentiality; abstract of statistics

Wyoming § 26-3-124

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 26: Insurance Code
• Ch. 3: AUTHORIZATION OF INSURERS AND

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(a) At the discretion of the commissioner and after notice
provided under subsection (d) of this section, any insurer
writing coverage for health care malpractice in this state, by
March 1 of each year, may be required to file with the
commissioner a report of all claims against a health care
provider and a report of all awards or settlements given in
cases against health care providers. The report shall contain
the following information only for the preceding calendar year:
(i) The number and categories of all health care
providers the company insures for professional liability;
(ii) The number of claims for which a reserve has
been established made against covered health care providers,
including those claims in which no suit was filed;
(iii) The awards and settlements on health care
professional liability claims, including the costs of defense;
(iv) For each claim:
(A) Specialty coverage of the insured;
(B) Nature and substance of the claim;
(C) Age of the claimant or plaintiff;
(D) After final disposition of the claim, the
date and manner of disposition, whether by judgment, settlement,
arbitration or otherwise, and an itemization of the amounts
paid, if any, if reported separately or can be reasonably
segregated or identified for:
(I) Medical and prescription costs;
(II) Economic damages;
(III) Noneconomic damages;
(IV) Defense attorneys fees, costs and
expenses.
(E) Any additional information required by the
commissioner.
(b) Any information provided the commissioner pursuant to
this section shall be confidential including the names of health
care providers and any records pertaining thereto. The
commissioner shall prepare a summary of such information, in the
aggregate if necessary to protect the identity of the health
care provider or claimant, for inclusion in his annual report to
the governor pursuant to W.S. 9-2-1014.
(c) The commissioner may adopt rules, regulations and
reporting forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
(d) The commissioner shall give insurers not less than
three (3) months notice if the information in subsection (a) of
this section will be required to be reported to the
commissioner.