AMENDMENT(S) PROPOSED BY THE SENATE

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1. Line 31, introduced, after A.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law or rule of court, a claimant

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A claimant who has not obtained a judgment in a civil proceeding arising from an injury that is claimed to involve the tortious conduct of a health care provider associated with the infant’s birth, or entered into a settlement in such a proceeding

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2. Line 39, introduced, after injury.

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Such claim shall be made within three years of a final determination by the Commission that the injury claimed is not a birth-related neurological injury.  For claims found by the Commission not to be a birth-related neurological injury prior to July 1, 2006, such claims for redetermination by the Commission under this section shall be filed within two years of the effective date of this section.