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CS/HB 587: Damages for Medical or Health Care Services

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Hood

Damages for Medical or Health Care Services; Limits recovery of damages for medical or health care services to amounts actually paid if no balance to provider is outstanding; limits recovery of such damages to amounts customarily accepted by providers in same geographic area, with certain exclusions, if balance to provider is outstanding; requires medical or health care services to be medically necessary in order to be recoverable; provides that lack of medical necessity is affirmative defense in action for nonpayment; specifies that certain evidence shall be considered in determining amounts customarily accepted; provides for reduction of awards under specified provisions.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/1/2013 House • Filed
    2/12/2013 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Innovation Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 65
    2/13/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/20/13, 11:30 am, 404 HOB
    2/20/2013 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 4 -HJ 157
    2/27/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    2/28/2013 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Innovation Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 152
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 152
    3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 65
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 150
    5/3/2013 House • Died in Judiciary Committee

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  • CS/HB 587, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2013 at 3:37 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1402 Damages for Medical or Health Care Services Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.755 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 587, Original Filed Version Posted 2/1/2013 at 2:40 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2013 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    001015 - Amendment
    Remove lines 40-61 and insert:     		Passidomo
    (Hood)     		2/19/2013
    8:02 PM     		Adopted
    2/20/2013     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.755 Page 1 (pdf)

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