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CHAMBER ACTION |
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Representatives Goodlette and Bense offered the following: |
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Amendment |
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Between lines 3621 and 3622, insert:
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The limitation provided by this subsection applies only to |
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noneconomic damages awarded as a result of any act or omission |
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of providing medical care or treatment, including diagnosis that |
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occurs prior to the time the patient is stabilized and is |
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capable of receiving medical treatment as a nonemergency |
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patient, unless surgery is required as a result of the emergency |
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within a reasonable time after the patient is stabilized, in |
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which case the limitation provided by this subsection applies to |
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any act or omission of providing medical care or treatment which |
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occurs prior to the stabilization of the patient following the |
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surgery. |
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