SB 2160: Patient Safety & Provider Liability
GENERAL BILL by Saunders
Patient Safety & Provider Liability; creates Patient Safety & Provider Liability Act; authorizes insurers to issue insurance coverage that excludes medical negligence for certain health care professionals within hospital; provides limitation on noneconomic damages for hospital facility that complies with certain patient-safety measures; provides for limitations on damages for eligible hospitals that are certified for compliance with certain patient-safety measures, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/16/2006 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/3/2006 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Care; Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Health and Human Services Appropriations |
| 3/7/2006 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Health Care; Banking and Insurance; Judiciary; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00170 |
| 3/24/2006 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 03/29/06, 3:30 pm, 412-K |
| 3/29/2006 | Senate |
• Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Health Care; YEAS 8 NAYS 2 -SJ 00373 |
| 3/30/2006 | Senate |
• Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 00373 |
| 4/6/2006 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance -SJ 00397; Now in Judiciary |
| 4/20/2006 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/25/06, 1:45 pm, 401-S --Not considered |
| 5/5/2006 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Judiciary |