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2006 SESSION
HJ 183 Physicians and Hospitals, Joint Subcommittee Studying Risk Management Plans for; continued.
Introduced by: Clifford L. Athey, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Study; medical malpractice; report. Continues the Joint Subcommittee Studying Risk Management Plans for Physicians and Hospitals to study various aspects of medical malpractice in Virginia, which may include: (i) the effectiveness of the current statutory framework of medical malpractice panels and whether the current framework should be amended to enhance efficiency or be eliminated and replaced with other procedural vehicles such as pre-trial certification of expert witnesses to reduce nonmeritorious claims or effectively evaluate claims; (ii) the feasibility of establishing a multijurisdictional pilot health court and subsequently a system of health courts in the Commonwealth; (iii) the breadth and impact of the risk management program established by SB 601 (2004), and (iv) effective peer review processes. This resolution incorporates HJR 50.
FULL TEXT
- 01/17/06 House: Presented and ordered printed 064616220 pdf
- 02/24/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 065014220-S1 pdf
- 03/23/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ183ER) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/17/06 House: Unanimous consent to introduce
- 01/17/06 House: Presented and ordered printed 064616220
- 01/17/06 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/08/06 House: Reported from Rules (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/06 House: Taken up
- 02/10/06 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/10/06 House: Agreed to by House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/06 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/13/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/24/06 Senate: Reported from Rules with substitute by voice vote
- 02/24/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 065014220-S1
- 02/27/06 Senate: Reading waived (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/06 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/06 Senate: Read third time
- 02/28/06 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/28/06 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 065014220-S1
- 02/28/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ183S1
- 02/28/06 Senate: Agreed to by Senate with substitute by voice vote
- 03/01/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/02/06 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/02/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (97-Y 1-N)
- 03/23/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ183ER)