2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 816

File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures Prior Year Introduction As: HB 823/05 - JUD
Sponsored By:
Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Barve, and Jones
Entitled:
Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board

Synopsis:

Requiring that specified medical injury actions filed in court after June 1, 2006, be submitted to a medical malpractice administrative review board; requiring the circuit administrative judge to appoint a circuit judge to chair a board; suspending statutory time limits and time limits under the Maryland Rules for a specified period for the review; requiring a board to make specified determinations about liability and proximate cause and to issue a decision; and providing for admission of the decision in a subsequent trial; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Judiciary
2/17
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEYS
CIRCUIT COURTS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
EVIDENCE
FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HEARINGS
JUDGES
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
NOTICES
PATIENTS
PRIVACY
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REVIEW BOARDS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SALARIES -see also- OVERTIME
STATUTES OF LIMITATION
SUBPOENAS
TORTS -see also- LIBEL & SLANDER; MED MALP; WRONGFUL DEATH
TRIALS
WITNESSES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-2A-01 , 3-2A-04 , 3-2A-06E , 3-2A-06D , 5-615 )

Documents:

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