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SB 699 Medical malpractice; expert witness certification, court may conduct an in camera review.
Introduced by: Kenneth C. Alexander | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Medical malpractice; expert witness certification; court review. Provides that in an action for medical malpractice or wrongful death premised on medical malpractice, the court, upon good cause shown, may conduct an in camera review of the opinion obtained by the plaintiff of an expert witness who certified that the defendant deviated from the applicable standard of care and the deviation was the proximate cause of the injuries claimed. Such a certification is required before any action for medical malpractice or wrongful death premised on medical malpractice may be instituted, except in cases where cause of the injuries claimed lies within the jury's common knowledge and experience. The bill incorporates SB 1255. The bill is identical to HB 1545.
FULL TEXT
- 10/23/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100016D pdf
- 02/01/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13103946D-S1 pdf
- 02/19/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB699ER) pdf
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0610) pdf
HISTORY
- 10/23/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100016D
- 10/23/12 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/01/13 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13103946D-S1
- 02/01/13 Senate: Incorporates SB1255
- 02/04/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 Senate: Read second time
- 02/05/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/05/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13103946D-S1
- 02/05/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB699S1
- 02/05/13 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/13 Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/13 House: Read first time
- 02/11/13 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/11/13 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/13 House: Read second time
- 02/14/13 House: Read third time
- 02/14/13 House: Passed House (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/14/13 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 2-N)
- 02/19/13 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/19/13 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB699ER)
- 02/19/13 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/13 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/13 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 610 (effective 7/1/13)
- 03/20/13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0610)