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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

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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    4/6/2006 Senate • Withdrawn from Banking and Insurance -SJ 00397; Now in Judiciary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 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    062446 - Amendment
    		Health Care
    (Saunders)     		3/27/2006
    12:58 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    093910 - Amendment
    		Health Care
    (Saunders)     		3/27/2006
    12:58 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    960792 - Amendment
    		Health Care
    (Saunders)     		3/27/2006
    1:00 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    100340 - Amendment
    		Health Care
    (Saunders)     		3/27/2006
    1:00 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    434414 - Amendment
    		Judiciary
    (Baker)     		4/24/2006
    4:03 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee 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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