HB 15-C: Medical Incidents
GENERAL BILL by Goodlette ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bense ; Davis
Medical Incidents; provides for setoff of amounts received by claimant in settlements; increases amount of paid liability claims requiring investigation by Health Dept.; provides additional requirements for medical malpractice insurance rate filings; creates Health Care Professional Liability Insurance Facility; provides limitations on noneconomic damages which can be awarded in causes of action involving medical negligence, etc. Amends FS.
Last Action: 7/21/2003 Senate - 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 |
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| 7/9/2003 | House |
• Filed; Introduced, placed on Calendar -HJ 00003 |
| 7/10/2003 | House |
• Read second time -HJ 00007; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00009; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00009; Read third time -HJ 00010; Passed as amended; YEAS 81 NAYS 22 -HJ 00010 |
| 7/10/2003 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 7/21/2003 | Senate |
• Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416) |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location |
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| H 11C | Public Records & Meetings Exemptions | Goodlette | Linked | Last Action: 7/21/2003 S Died in Messages |
| S 2C (c1) | Medical Malpractice | Jones | Similar | Last Action: 7/21/2003 H Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416) |
| H 19C | Medical Malpractice | Ambler | Compare | Last Action: 7/21/2003 H Died, not introduced, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416) |
Bill Text
| Version | Posted | Format |
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| H 15C Filed | 7/10/2003 9:03 AM | Web Page | PDF |
| H 15C e1 | 7/11/2003 12:52 PM | Web Page | PDF |
Committee Amendments
Floor Amendments
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192453 - Amendment |
Simmons |
7/10/2003 12:08 PM |
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019931 - Amendment |
Simmons |
7/10/2003 12:08 PM |
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954571 - Amendment |
Simmons |
7/10/2003 12:09 PM |
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646255 - Amendment |
Ryan |
7/10/2003 12:34 PM |
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024213 - Amendment |
Sobel |
7/10/2003 12:34 PM |
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571387 - Amendment |
Ryan |
7/10/2003 12:35 PM |
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747115 - Amendment |
Gelber |
7/10/2003 1:06 PM |
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Bill Analyses
No Bill Analyses AvailableVote History - Committee
No Committee Vote History AvailableVote History - Floor
| Vote | Date | Chamber | Result |
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| H 15C Filed | 7/10/2003 5:08 PM | House | 81 Yeas - 22 Nays |
Citations - Statutes (70)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 46.015 | Release of parties. | |
| 391.025 | Applicability and scope. | |
| 391.029 | Program eligibility. | |
| 395.0056 | ||
| 395.0191 | Staff membership and clinical privileges. | |
| 395.0197 | Internal risk management program. | |
| 395.0198 | Notification of adverse incident; public records exemption. | |
| 395.1012 | ||
| 395.1051 | ||
| 415.1111 | Civil actions. | |
| 456.013 | Department; general licensing provisions. | |
| 456.025 | Fees; receipts; disposition. | |
| 456.039 | Designated health care professionals; information required for licensure. | |
| 456.041 | Practitioner profile; creation. | |
| 456.042 | Practitioner profiles; update. | |
| 456.049 | Health care practitioners; reports on professional liability claims and actions. | |
| 456.051 | Reports of professional liability actions; bankruptcies; Department of Health's responsibility to provide. | |
| 456.057 | Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished. | |
| 456.0575 | ||
| 456.072 | Grounds for discipline; penalties; enforcement. | |
| 456.073 | Disciplinary proceedings. | |
| 456.077 | Authority to issue citations. | |
| 456.078 | Mediation. | |
| 458.320 | Financial responsibility. | |
| 458.331 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department. | |
| 458.3311 | ||
| 459.0085 | Financial responsibility. | |
| 459.015 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department. | |
| 459.0151 | ||
| 460.413 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by board or department. | |
| 461.013 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board; investigations by department. | |
| 466.028 | Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. | |
| 624.155 | Civil remedy. | |
| 624.462 | Commercial self-insurance funds. | |
| 624.488 | Applicability of related laws. | |
| 627.062 | Rate standards. | |
| 627.357 | Medical malpractice self-insurance. | |
| 627.3575 | ||
| 627.4147 | Medical malpractice insurance contracts. | |
| 627.912 | Professional liability claims and actions; reports by insurers. | |
| 627.9121 | ||
| 628.6016 | Applicability of related laws. | |
| 631.717 | Powers and duties of the association. | |
| 641.19 | Definitions. | |
| 641.51 | Quality assurance program; second medical opinion requirement. | |
| 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. | |
| 766.1065 | ||
| 766.1067 | ||
| 766.112 | Comparative fault. | |
| 766.118 | ||
| 766.202 | Definitions; ss. 766.201-766.212. | |
| 766.203 | Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by prospective parties. | |
| 766.206 | Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by court. | |
| 766.207 | Voluntary binding arbitration of medical negligence claims. | |
| 766.209 | Effects of failure to offer or accept voluntary binding arbitration. | |
| 766.213 | ||
| 766.304 | Administrative law judge to determine claims. | |
| 766.305 | Filing of claims and responses; medical disciplinary review. | |
| 766.31 | Administrative law judge awards for birth-related neurological injuries; notice of award. | |
| 766.314 | Assessments; plan of operation. | |
| 768.041 | Release or covenant not to sue. | |
| 768.13 | Good Samaritan Act; immunity from civil liability. | |
| 768.28 | Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. | |
| 768.77 | Itemized verdict. | |
| 768.78 | Alternative methods of payment of damage awards. | |
| 768.81 | Comparative fault. | |
| 1004.08 | ||
| 1005.07 | ||
| 1006.20 | Athletics in public K-12 schools. |
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