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HB 4749: Medical Malpractice Insurance

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims ; Byrd ; Cosgrove ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Flanagan ; Thrasher

Medical Malpractice Insurance; clarifies legislative intent; provides exclusive jurisdiction of administrative law judges in claims filed under certain provisions; authorizes association to invest plan funds only in certain investments & securities; provides hospitals & physicians with alternative means of providing notices to obstetrical patients re no-fault alternative for birth-related neurological injuries, etc. Amends 766.301,.304,.315,.316.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/23/1998 House - Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1070 (Ch. 98-113); See also CS/HB 823 (Ch. 98-409) -HJ 01012
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/8/1998 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00497
4/14/1998 House • In Justice Council, pending ranking -HJ 00594
4/20/1998 House • Placed on Justice Council Calendar -HJ 00741
4/23/1998 House • Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1070 (Ch. 98-113); See also CS/HB 823 (Ch. 98-409) -HJ 01012