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Legislation


2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 5

File Code: Health Occupations Prior Year Introduction As: SB 402/10 - EHE
Sponsored By:
Senators Klausmeier, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled:
Physicians - Medical Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Notification and Posting Requirements

Synopsis:

Requiring physicians licensed to practice medicine in the State to notify specified patients in writing and on specified visits of information about medical professional liability insurance coverage; requiring that the notification be provided to and signed by a patient at the time of the patient's first visit or at the first visit after the physician's receipt of information and be retained as part of the patient's medical records; requiring specified physicians to post information in their place of business; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
11/9
Pre-filed
1/13
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/19
Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
2/1
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/3 at 2:00 p.m.
2/14

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/15
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Special Order until 2/16 (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
2/16
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order until 2/17 (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
2/17
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order until 2/24 (Senator Conway) Adopted
2/24
Favorable with Amendments
Motion Reconsider Committee Amendment Adopted
Committee Amendment Withdrawn
Substitute Committee Amendment
Laid Over (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
2/25
Substitute Committee Amendment Adopted
Special Order until 2/28 (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
2/28
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/2
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House Action
3/3
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/23
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Disclosure
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Medical Malpractice
Notices
Patients
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Signs and Billboards

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations
( 14-508 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 413520/01     Offered on: February 28, 2011   at: 8:30 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 804535/01     Offered on: February 24, 2011   at: 9:27 a.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 844435/01     Offered on: February 25, 2011   at: 11:45 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 2, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
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