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HB 1713: Medical Incidents

GENERAL BILL by Health Care ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bullard ; Farkas ; Homan

Medical Incidents; deletes requirement that persons act in good faith to avoid liability or discipline for their actions re awarding of staff membership or clinical privileges; requires hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, & mobile surgical facilities to establish patient safety plans & committees; increases amount of paid liability claims requiring investigation by Health Dept.; creates Health Care Professional Liability Ins. Facility, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/2/2003 Senate - Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/13/2003 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00193
3/14/2003 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 00225
3/19/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00204; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00204; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00209; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00217
3/21/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 00231; Passed as amended; YEAS 95 NAYS 19 -HJ 00234, -HJ 00235
3/25/2003 Senate • In Messages
3/27/2003 Senate • Received, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00292
5/2/2003 Senate • Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)