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CS/SB 1258: Expert Witnesses/Medical Negligence

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Sebesta

Expert Witnesses/Medical Negligence; provides requirements for expert witness testimony in actions based on medical negligence; requires claimants to provide list of treating physicians; provides for presuit unsworn statements after service of complaint upon defendant physician; provides for effect of offer to submit to voluntary binding arbitration re allegations contained in claimant's notice of intent letter, etc. Amends 766.102,.106,.207, 455.667.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999
 Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/17/1999 Senate • Prefiled
    3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00084
    3/12/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/17/99, 3:30 pm, Room-110S --Pending reconsideration
    3/18/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/23/99, 3:30 pm, Room-110S
    3/23/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Judiciary -SJ 00353; CS read first time on 03/25/99 -SJ 00363
    3/25/1999 Senate • Now in Rules and Calendar -SJ 00353
    4/26/1999 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar -SJ 00799; Placed on Calendar
    4/30/1999 Senate • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/SB 1258, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/6/1999 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1681 Expert Witnesses/Medical Negligence Sobel Similar Last Action: 4/15/1999 H Withdrawn from Judiciary (CJC); Insurance (CAC); Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00586
    Location:
    H 2185 (e1) Medical Negligence Actions Byrd Similar Last Action: 4/30/1999 S Died in Committee on Judiciary, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2125 (Ch. 99-397), HB 2231 (Ch. 99-356)
    Location:
    H 419 Medical Malpractice/Arbitration Levine Compare Last Action: 4/13/1999 H Withdrawn from Judiciary (CJC); Insurance (CAC); Health Care Services (HFC); Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00555
    Location:
    S 1860 Medical Malpractice/Arbitration Campbell Compare Last Action: 4/21/1999 S Withdrawn from Judiciary; Rules and Calendar; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00600; Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 00600
    Location:

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    080468 - Amendment
    		Campbell 4/27/1999
    9:21 AM     		Web Page
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    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    455.667 Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished.
    766.102 Medical negligence; standards of recovery.
    766.106 Notice before filing action for medical malpractice; presuit screening period; offers for admission of liability and for arbitration; informal discovery; review.
    766.207 Voluntary binding arbitration of medical negligence claims.

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  • SB 1258, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:55 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    766.102 Medical negligence; standards of recovery.

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