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SB 1588: Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising Out of Medical Injury

GENERAL BILL by Hays

Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising Out of Medical Injury; Requiring the boards or the Department of Health to require the completion of a course relating to communication of medical errors; creating part IV of ch. 766 and citing it as the "Patient Injury Act"; providing that the remedy created in the part is an exclusive remedy for personal injury or wrongful death arising out of or related to a medical negligence claim; creating the Patient Compensation System; providing for offices of medical review, compensation, and quality improvement; providing that compensation for a claim shall be offset by any past and future collateral source payments; providing for determinations of malpractice for purposes of a specified constitutional provision; providing for review of appeals by an administrative law judge, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Health Regulation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/6/2012 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 219
    • Introduced -SJ 219
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Health Regulation

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  • SB 1588, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/6/2012 at 11:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1520 Patient Compensation Trust Fund/State Treasury Hays Linked Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died in Health Regulation
    Location: In committee/council (HR)     		Track This Bill
    H 1233 Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising Out of Medical Injury Patronis Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CVJS)     		Track This Bill
    H 1235 Trust Funds/Patient Compensation/State Treasury Patronis Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CVJS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.013 Department; general licensing provisions. Page 3 (pdf)
    766.401 Page 4 (pdf)
    766.402 Page 4 (pdf)
    766.403 Page 7 (pdf)
    766.404 Page 9 (pdf)
    766.405 Page 17 (pdf)
    766.406 Page 18 (pdf)
    766.407 Page 22 (pdf)
    766.408 Page 23 (pdf)
    766.409 Page 25 (pdf)

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