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2000 SESSION
SB 405 Tort liability; hospitals.
Introduced by: Martin E. Williams | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Tort liability; hospitals. Allows a judgment against a nonprofit hospital to include the difference between insurance coverage and the medical malpractice cap. Under current law a nonprofit hospital which is insured for torts or negligence for not less than $500,000 for each occurrence is liable in medical malpractice actions to the extent of its insurance or the medical malpractice cap, whichever is less. This bill eliminates the insurance cap as a limitation of liability.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Tort liability; hospitals. Allows a judgment against a nonprofit hospital to include the difference between insurance coverage and the medical malpractice cap. Under current law a nonprofit hospital which is insured for torts or negligence for not less than $500,000 for each occurrence is liable in medical malpractice actions to the extent of its insurance or the medical malpractice cap, whichever is less. This bill eliminates the insurance cap as a limitation of liability.