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HB 1029: Claims Against Long-term Care Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Maggard

Claims Against Long-term Care Facilities; Provides requirements for admissible evidence for claim for residents' rights violation or alleged negligence & corroboration of such claim as to each prospective defendant; provides requirements for specified cause of action; provides immunity from liability for certain individuals; prohibits cause of action to be asserted against certain individuals or entities; provides requirements for residents' records; provides for indemnification of facility under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/22/2023 House • Filed
    2/28/2023 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    5/5/2023 House • Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

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  • HB 1029, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/22/2023 at 12:18 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1304 Claims Against Long-term Care Facilities Burton Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Judiciary

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.023 Civil enforcement. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.0233 Presuit notice; investigation; notification of violation of resident’s rights or alleged negligence; claims evaluation procedure; informal discovery; review; settlement offer; mediation. Page 6 (pdf)
    400.0235 Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part. Page 8 (pdf)
    400.0236 Statute of limitations. Page 8 (pdf)
    429.29 Civil actions to enforce rights. Page 9 (pdf)
    429.293 Presuit notice; investigation; notification of violation of residents’ rights or alleged negligence; claims evaluation procedure; informal discovery; review; settlement offer; mediation. Page 17 (pdf)
    429.294 Availability of facility records for investigation of resident’s rights violations and defenses; penalty. Page 20 (pdf)
    429.295 Certain provisions not applicable to actions under this part. Page 24 (pdf)
    429.296 Statute of limitations. Page 24 (pdf)
    429.297 Punitive damages; pleading; burden of proof. Page 24 (pdf)
    429.299 Page 27 (pdf)

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