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2003 SESSION
HB 1850 Persons providing on-call services in hospital emergency rooms.
Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Persons providing on-call services in hospital emergency rooms. Provides for immunity from liability for acts or omissions resulting from the rendering of emergency care in hospital emergency rooms by persons agreeing to be on call in a hospital emergency room in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, under the following circumstances: (i) such person is licensed by a health regulatory board and is acting within his scope of practice; (ii) the emergency care is rendered to a person who has not previously been cared for by the person or by another person professionally associated with the person for the illness or injury causing the emergency; and (iii) the medical records of the person receiving treatment are not reasonably available to the person rendering the care. The immunity herein granted shall apply only to the emergency medical care provided.
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HISTORY
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 033803822
- 01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/03 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 01/31/03 House: Stricken at request of Patron in C. J. (21-Y 0-N)