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.
Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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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4/6/2006 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance -SJ 00397; Now in Judiciary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
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SB 2160, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2006 at 3:14 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Health Care (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2006 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2006 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location H 1293 Grant Similar Last Action: 5/5/2006 H Died on Calendar
Location:Committee Amendments (6)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 555754 - Amendment
Health Care
(Saunders)3/27/2006
12:58 PMWeb Page
PDF062446 - Amendment
Health Care
(Saunders)3/27/2006
12:58 PMWeb Page
PDF093910 - Amendment
Health Care
(Saunders)3/27/2006
12:58 PMWeb Page
PDF960792 - Amendment
Health Care
(Saunders)3/27/2006
1:00 PMWeb Page
PDF100340 - Amendment
Health Care
(Saunders)3/27/2006
1:00 PMWeb Page
PDF434414 - Amendment
Judiciary
(Baker)4/24/2006
4:03 PMWeb Page
PDFCommittee Votes (2)
Date Committee Result 3/29/2006 3:30 PM Health Care 8 Yeas - 2 Nays 4/25/2006 1:45 PM Judiciary View Vote Record Citations - Statutes (8)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 766.110 Liability of health care facilities. 766.118 Determination of noneconomic damages. 766.401 766.402 766.403 766.404 766.405 766.406
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