HB 1069: Damages for Medical or Health Care Services
GENERAL BILL by Metz
Damages for Medical or Health Care Services; Limits recovery of damages for medical or health care services to amounts actually paid if no balance to provider is outstanding; limits recovery of such damages to amounts customarily accepted by providers in same geographic area if balance to provider is outstanding; requires medical or health care services to be medically necessary in order to be recoverable; specifies that certain evidence shall be considered in determining amounts customarily accepted; provides for reduction of awards under specified provisions.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/16/2011 House • Filed
12/28/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 104
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 104
3/9/2012 House • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
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HB 1069, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/16/2011 at 1:13 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1328 Damages for Medical or Health Care Services Hays Identical Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Judiciary
Location: In committee/council (JU)
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.755 Page 1 (pdf)