2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 229

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 306
Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Kittleman, Mooney, Schrader, and Stoltzfus
Entitled:
Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

Synopsis:

Requiring a certificate of a qualified expert for each defendant in specified causes of action; altering specified provisions relating to the amount of time an expert may devote to specified activities; allowing the introduction and consideration of specified evidence relating to damages under specified circumstances; requiring a court to appoint a neutral expert under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/23
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Green) Adopted
Referred Judicial Proceedings
2/15
Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

President of the Senate
Administration
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Alexander X. Mooney, District 3
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ARBITRATION -see also- MEDIATION
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
DAMAGES
EVIDENCE
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
INTEREST
JUDGMENTS
JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
REPORTS
TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
WITNESSES
WRONGFUL DEATH

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-2A-01 , 3-2A-04 , 3-2A-05 , 3-2A-05 , 3-2A-06 , 3-2A-06 , 3-2A-09B , 3-2A-09A , 3-2A-09 , 3-2A-10 , 8-306 , 9-124 , 10-920 , 11-107 , 11-108 , 11-108 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered