The Florida Senate

SPB 7030: Medical Negligence Actions

PROPOSED BILL by Judiciary

Medical Negligence Actions; Authorizing a health care practitioner or provider who reasonably expects to be deposed, to be called as a witness, or to receive discovery requests to consult with an attorney on certain matters; authorizing a medical liability insurer to recommend an attorney to a health care practitioner or provider under certain circumstances; revising qualifications to give expert testimony on the prevailing professional standard of care; authorizing certain individuals and entities to conduct ex parte interviews with the claimant’s health care providers, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/13/2013	Senate	• Submitted for consideration by Judiciary • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/13, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
  3/20/2013	Senate	• Submit as committee bill by Judiciary (SB 1792)

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• SPB 7030, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/14/2013 at 3:10 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2013 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2013 (pdf)

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