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SB 1328: Damages for Medical or Health Care Services

GENERAL BILL by Hays

Damages for Medical or Health Care Services; Limiting recovery of damages for medical or health care services to amounts actually paid if no balance to the provider is outstanding; limiting recovery of such damages to amounts customarily accepted by providers in the same geographic area if a balance to the provider is outstanding; requiring medical or health care services to be medically necessary in order to be recoverable; specifying that certain evidence shall be considered in determining the amounts customarily accepted; providing for reduction of awards under specified provisions; providing applicability, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law, and shall apply to all causes of action arising on or after that date
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Health Regulation (HR)
  3. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/20/2011 Senate • Filed
1/11/2012 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 144
1/13/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 144
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Judiciary