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H.B. No. 0193 |
Tort reform-2. |
Sponsored By: Representative(s)
Parady and Osborn
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ACT relating to health care providers; limiting health care providers liability
for noneconomic damages; providing for settlement of claims against health care
providers; requiring reporting of closed claims by medical malpractice insurers
to the insurance commissioner; requiring an annual report and analysis of
health care claims by the insurance commissioner; providing for public rate
hearings for health care malpractice premium increases, as specified; amending
nonrenewal or premium notice requirements for medical malpractice insurance, as
specified; providing for mandatory reporting of safety events by health care
facilities to the department of health, as specified; requiring an annual
report of safety events by the department of health; providing definitions;
providing a statement of intent; and providing for an effective date.
02/10/2004 Bill Number Assigned
02/11/2004 H Received for Introduction
02/12/2004 H Introduced and Referred to H01
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R.,
Berger, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Gentile,
Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Law,
Lockhart, Luthi, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Miller, D., Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn,
Parady, Petersen, Powers, Prosser, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Walsh,
Wasserburger and Wostenberg.
Nays: Representative(s) Bagby, Baker, Childers,
Esquibel, Gilmore, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta,
Martin, Morgan, Philp, Reese, Robinson, Thompson and Warren.
Excused:
Representative(s) Tipton
Conflicts:
Representative(s) Meyer
Ayes
40 Nays 18 Excused
1 Absent 0 Conflicts 1
03/05/2004 H Indefinitely Postponed