SB 2120: Medical Malpractice
GENERAL BILL by Peaden
Medical Malpractice; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/CS/S564,2120,2620) revises required criteria for expert witness to give expert testimony concerning prevailing professional standard of care; revises required criteria for expert witness to give testimony concerning general practitioner; increases period for extending statute of limitations in medical negligence case, etc. Amends Ch. 766.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/9/2003 Senate - CS combines this bill with CS/SB 564 & SB 2620; CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00425; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Died in House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/9/2003 Senate - CS combines this bill with CS/SB 564 & SB 2620; CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00425; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Died in House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/4/2003 Senate • Filed
3/18/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Judiciary -SJ 00209; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 03/20/03, 1:00 pm, 412-K
3/20/2003 Senate • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00244
3/21/2003 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 00244
4/2/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/07/03, 2:15 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
4/8/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/09/03, 4:00 pm, 110-S -SJ 00351
4/9/2003 Senate • CS combines this bill with CS/SB 564 & SB 2620; CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00425; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/SB 564 (Died in House Messages); Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
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SB 2120, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2003 at 3:08 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2003 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location H 971 Medical Negligence Mahon Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died in Committee on Health Access & Financing (IN), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Location:H 1713 (e1) Medical Incidents Health Care Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Location:S 564 (e2) Medical Malpractice Peaden Compare Last Action: 5/2/2003 H Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Location:Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 781926 - Amendment
Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care 3/21/2003
3:30 PMWeb Page
PDF315874 - Amendment
Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care 3/21/2003
3:30 PMWeb Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 3/20/2003 1:00 PM Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care 8 Yeas - 0 Nays 4/7/2003 2:15 PM Judiciary View Vote Record Citations - Statutes (11)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 766.102 Medical negligence; standards of recovery. 766.104 Pleading in medical negligence cases; claim for punitive damages; authorization for release of records for investigation. 766.1045 766.106 Notice before filing action for medical malpractice; presuit screening period; offers for admission of liability and for arbitration; informal discovery; review. 766.1095 766.110 Liability of health care facilities. 766.113 Settlement agreements; prohibition on restricting disclosure to Division of Medical Quality Assurance. 766.115 766.202 Definitions; ss. 766.201-766.212. 766.205 Presuit discovery of medical negligence claims and defenses. 766.206 Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by court.