SB 1588: Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising Out of Medical Injury
GENERAL BILL by Hays
Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising Out of Medical Injury; Requiring the boards or the Department of Health to require the completion of a course relating to communication of medical errors; creating part IV of ch. 766 and citing it as the "Patient Injury Act"; providing that the remedy created in the part is an exclusive remedy for personal injury or wrongful death arising out of or related to a medical negligence claim; creating the Patient Compensation System; providing for offices of medical review, compensation, and quality improvement; providing that compensation for a claim shall be offset by any past and future collateral source payments; providing for determinations of malpractice for purposes of a specified constitutional provision; providing for review of appeals by an administrative law judge, etc.
Senate Committee References: Health Regulation (HR) , Judiciary (JU) , Budget (BC)
Last Action: 03/09/2012 Died in Health Regulation
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 01/06/2012 | Senate | • Filed |
| 01/17/2012 | Senate | • Referred to Health Regulation; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 219 • Introduced -SJ 219 |
| 03/09/2012 | Senate | • Died in Health Regulation |
