CS/CS/CS/SB 564: Medical Malpractice
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Judiciary ; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care ; Saunders ; Peaden
Medical Malpractice; (THIS BILL COMBINES CS/CS/S564,2120,2620) revises requirements for set offs against damages in medical malpractice actions if there is written release or covenant not to sue; revises requirements for presuit notice & insurer or self-insurer response to claim; requires claimant to execute medical release to authorize defendants in medical negligence actions to take unsworn statements from claimant's treating physicians, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: 07/01/2003 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/27/2003 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 2/4/2003 | Senate |
• Referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar |
| 3/4/2003 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00034 |
| 3/17/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 03/20/03, 1:00 pm, 412-K --Pending reconsideration (Unfavorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 7) |
| 3/20/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 03/25/03, 3:15 pm, 412-K |
| 3/25/2003 | Senate |
• CS by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -SJ 00283; CS read first time on 03/27/03 -SJ 00289 |
| 3/27/2003 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 00283 |
| 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 SB 2120 & SB 2620; CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00425; CS read first time on 04/16/03 -SJ 00433; Remaining combined CS references: Appropriations; Rules and Calendar |
| 4/10/2003 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from- Rules and Calendar -SJ 00381 |
| 4/11/2003 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 00425; On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/03, 3:15 pm, 412-K |
| 4/15/2003 | Senate |
• CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 00505; CS read first time on 04/23/03 -SJ 00518 |
| 4/17/2003 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00505 |
| 4/23/2003 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00502; Read second time -SJ 00497; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00497; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00499 |
| 4/24/2003 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 00540; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00540; CS passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 6 -SJ 00541 |
| 4/25/2003 | House |
• In Messages |
| 5/2/2003 | House |
• Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416) |
522166 - Amendment to Amendment (034944)