EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Insurance - Other than Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Frosh (Chairman, Senate Special Commission on Medical
Malpractice Liability Insurance) and Senators Currie, Garagiola,
Giannetti, Gladden, Hughes, McFadden, Middleton,
Pinsky, Hollinger, Green, Kasemeyer, Kelley,
and McFadden
- Entitled:
-
Maryland Medical Professional Liability Insurance Rate Stabilization
Act of 2004
Requiring specified alternative dispute resolution of specified health
care malpractice actions under specified circumstances; authorizing
the Court of Appeals to adopt rules relating to specified alternative
dispute resolution; providing for specified alternative dispute
resolution procedures and costs; authorizing an arbitration panel or
court to make a specified finding as to whether a claim or action was
brought or maintained in bad faith or without substantial
justification; etc.
Senate Action
- 12/28
- First Reading Senate Rules
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Senate Rules
- Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator McFadden) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (33-14)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Kelley) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Harris)
- Motion Rules Suspended Rule 46 (Senator Harris) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (17-30)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Teitelbaum) Rejected
- Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Rejected (17-30)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator McFadden) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (32-14)
House Action
- 12/28
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
- Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Leo E. Green, District 23
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
- APPROPRIATIONS
- ARBITRATION -see also- MEDIATION
- ASSESSMENTS
- ASSISTED LIVING -see also- GROUP HOMES
- ATTORNEYS
- ATTORNEY GENERAL
- AUDITORS AND AUDITS
- BUDGETS -see also- CAPITAL BUDGETS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- CLINICS
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- COURT OF APPEALS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- DAMAGES
- DAY CARE
- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- EVIDENCE
- EXEMPTIONS
- FORMS
- FRAUD -see also- FORGERY
- GROSS RECEIPTS TAX
- HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- HEARINGS
- HOSPICES
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- INCOME TAX
- INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION
- INSURANCE -see also- HEALTH INS; MAIF; MOTOR VEHICLE INS
- JURIES -see also- GRAND JURIES
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
- MEDIATION -see also- ARBITRATION
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- NOTICES
- NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
- OMBUDSMEN
- PENALTIES
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
- PRIVACY
- PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
- PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
- PUBLIC OFFICIALS -see also- ATTY GEN; COMP; CO ADMIN; etc
- RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
- REPORTS
- REVENUE AND TAXES -see also- DEV FEES & TAXES; specific tax.
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- STATE EMPLOYEES
- STATUTES OF LIMITATION
- TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
- TRIALS
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
- WRONGFUL DEATH
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-2A-09 ,
3-2A-07A ,
3-2A-06C ,
3-2A-09 ,
3-2A-01 ,
5-615 ,
10-920 ,
11-108 ,
11-108
)
- Health - General
- (
15-102.7 ,
19-304 ,
19-727
)
- Health Occupations
- (
1-401 ,
14-405 ,
14-413
)
- Insurance
- (
2-213 ,
2-303.2 ,
4-401 ,
6-101 ,
6-102 ,
6-103 ,
6-104 ,
6-107 ,
10-118 ,
10-118 ,
19-104 ,
19-104.1 ,
19-114 ,
24-201 ,
24-211 ,
27-501 ,
27-505
)
- State Government
- (
6-301 ,
6-302 ,
6-303 ,
6-304 ,
6-305 ,
6-306 ,
6-307 ,
6-308 ,
12-601 ,
12-602 ,
12-603 ,
12-604 ,
12-605 ,
12-606 ,
12-607 ,
12-608
)
- Tax - General
- (
10-104
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (PDF):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
- Senate
- Number: 023621/01 Offered on: December 28, 2004 at:
4:46 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 323528/01 Offered on: December 28, 2004 at:
3:20 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 383528/01 Offered on: December 28, 2004 at:
3:35 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 433526/01 Offered on: December 28, 2004 at:
4:51 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Number: 513425/01 Offered on: December 28, 2004 at:
3:36 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- December 28, 2004: Favorable with Amendments {323528/1 Adopted (33-14)
- December 28, 2004: Floor Amendment (Harris) {513425/1 Rejected (17-30)
- December 28, 2004: Floor Amendment (Brochin) {433526/1 Rejected (17-30)