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2016 SESSION
SB 510 Medical bills; who may identify and provide testimony.
Introduced by: Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Authenticity and reasonableness of medical bills; presumption; who may identify and provide testimony. Allows a plaintiff's guardian, agent under an advance directive, agent under a power of attorney, or next friend to identify a medical bill and provide testimony on the bill to establish a rebuttable presumption of authenticity and reasonableness of the bill where the court finds the plaintiff is unable to provide such testimony. Current law requires the plaintiff to identify and provide testimony on the bill.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103363D pdf
- 02/10/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104489D-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 01/12/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16103363D
- 01/12/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/16 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/16 Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104489D-S1
- 02/12/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/15/16 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16104489D-S1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB510S1
- 02/15/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/16 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/17/16 House: Read first time
- 02/17/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/08/16 House: Left in Courts of Justice