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SB 1316 Medical malpractice joint underwriting association; activation.

Introduced by: Jay O'Brien | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Medical malpractice joint underwriting association; activation. Requires the State Corporation Commission to commence an investigation of the voluntary market for medical malpractice insurance immediately, to determine whether there exists sufficient need to activate the medical malpractice joint underwriting association. The Commission shall activate the association if, after investigation, notice, and hearing, it finds that medical malpractice insurance cannot be made reasonably available in the voluntary market for a significant number of any class, type, or group of providers of health care. The Commission shall report its findings by December 31, 2003. The bill has an emergency clause.


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