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2004 SESSION
HB 495 Witness summons; payment of costs and expenses to physicians.
Introduced by: Terry G. Kilgore | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Physician summons. Requires the party requesting issuance of a summons for a physician who has rendered health care to a plaintiff to pay the physician's costs and expenses incurred in responding to the summons, including fees and costs associated with health care services that were cancelled or rescheduled. The requirement encompasses summonses to trial, a medical malpractice review panel, or a discovery deposition.
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HISTORY
- 01/14/04 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 040013328
- 01/14/04 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/13/04 House: Continued to 2005 in Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)