File Code: Civil Actions and Procedures
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Shank, Donoghue, Haddaway, Kelly, McComas, McKee,
Morhaim, Myers, Sophocleus, Weldon, and Zirkin
- Entitled:
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Courts - Health Care Injuries - Standard of Proof for Liability for
Emergency Care
Exempting specified health care providers from civil liability for
specified acts or omissions in providing medical assistance to a
victim in a medical facility under specified circumstances;
establishing that the standard of proof for liability for specified
acts or omissions of specified health care providers is clear and
convincing evidence in specified emergency care circumstances; and
providing for the application of the Act.
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 Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- 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:
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
- EVIDENCE
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
- MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-603
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
