S2-D GENERAL BILL/CS/1ST ENG by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Jones;
(CO-SPONSORS) King; Clary; Diaz de la Portilla; Lawson; Lee; Peaden;
Pruitt; Saunders; Sebesta; Smith (Similar H 0001-D)
Medical Incidents; deletes requirement that persons act in good faith to
avoid liability or discipline for their actions re awarding of staff
membership or clinical privileges; limits noneconomic damages in medical
negligence actions; provides limitation on amount of damages which may
be awarded to certain third parties in actions alleging bad faith by
medical malpractice insurer, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $4,617,780.
EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/15/2003 except as otherwise provided.
08/12/03 SENATE Filed; Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term
Care -SJ 00002; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and
Long-Term Care, 08/12/03, 2:30 pm, 412-K; CS by- Health,
Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00025; CS
read first time on 08/13/03 -SJ 00026; Placed on Calendar, on
second reading -SJ 00025
08/13/03 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00025; Read second time
-SJ 00018; Amendment(s) failed -SJ 00020; Amendment(s)
adopted -SJ 00022; Read third time -SJ 00024; CS passed as
amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 4 -SJ 00024
08/13/03 HOUSE In Messages; Received -HJ 00016; Read second and third times
-HJ 00018; CS passed; YEAS 87 NAYS 26 -HJ 00018
08/13/03 SENATE Ordered enrolled -SJ 00028
08/14/03 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor; Approved by
Governor; Chapter No. 2003-416
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