MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 18

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  HB 107

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, D. Davis, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, Shank, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 306

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Bartlett, Bohanan, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Cryor, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, Weldon, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 789

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Donoghue, Jones, McConkey, Morhaim, and Shank

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Claims - Certificates of Qualified Experts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 790

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Jones, and Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Expression of Regret or Apology - Inadmissibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 816

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Morhaim, Barve, and Jones

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Injury - Medical Malpractice Administrative Review Board

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 936

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Zirkin, Hammen, Barve, Jones, McComas, Shank, Sophocleus, Rudolph, McMillan, Kelly, and Paige

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Damages - Periodic Payments

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1024

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Jury Selection and Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1058

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Elliott, Frank, Hogan, Kelly, McComas, McKee, McMillan, Myers, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Civil Action Reform Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1059

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Bartlett, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Haddaway, Hogan, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, Oaks, Shewell, Sophocleus, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Standard of Proof for Liability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1136

  Status as of March 23, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Frank, Kelly, McComas, McKee, Morhaim, Shewell, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Circuit Courts - Medical Malpractice Division - Task Force

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1214

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Zirkin, Barve, Bromwell, Costa, Jones, McComas, Moe, Morhaim, Oaks, Rudolph, Shewell, and Sophocleus

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice - Emergency Medical Care - Good Samaritan Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1419

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Medical Malpractice - Analysis of Information and Reports - University of Maryland and University of Maryland Baltimore County

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1425

  Status as of February 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Donoghue, Barve, Kach, Rudolph, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Health Care Malpractice Actions - Payment of Future Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1499

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Credit for Medical Malpractice Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 203

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Task Force on Administrative Compensation for Birth-Related Neurological Injury

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 229

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  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

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 796

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Jury Selection and Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 1044

  Status as of April 3, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Frosh

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Provider Rate Stabilization Fund - Eligibility for Subsidy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance