File Code: Health Occupations
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim,
Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin
- Entitled:
-
Health Care Malpractice - Medical Experts - Maintaining or Defending
Claim or Action in Bad Faith or Without Substantial Justification
Requiring that specified certificates and testimony of medical experts
meet specified criteria in a health care malpractice claim or action;
requiring a panel chairman or court to order a party or an attorney of
the party, or both, to pay specified costs and expenses under
specified circumstances involving bad faith or a lack of substantial
justification; etc.
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/17
- Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
- Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
- Delegate Kevin Kelly, District 1B
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
- Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEYS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- COURT COSTS
- COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
- EVIDENCE
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- REPORTS
- TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
- WITNESSES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
3-2A-10 ,
3-2A-10 ,
3-2A-06D ,
3-2A-04 ,
9-124
)
- Health Occupations
- (
14-101 ,
14-302 ,
14-401 ,
14-404.1
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered