HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1713
1	CHAMBER ACTION
2	Senate House
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12	Representative Ambler offered the following:
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14	Amendment to Amendment (527415)
15	Remove lines 27-49, and insert:
16	except with respect to a nonparty or codefendant who meets one
17	of the following criteria:
18	(a) The nonparty or codefendant has entered into a
19	settlement with each of the plaintiffs;
20	(b) The nonparty or codefendant has complete immunity from
21	suit;
22	(c) The statute of limitations involving the nonparty or
23	codefendant expired prior to filing of the presuit notice of
24	intent to initiate medical malpractice litigation; or
25	(d) The nonparty cannot be otherwise legally joined to the
26	suit.
27	(2) If the defendant has reasonable grounds to believe
28	during the presuit investigation that one or more nonparties are
29	liable, in whole or in part, for damages arising out of medical
30	negligence and that such nonparties would be joinable into the
31	action under this section, the defendant must notify the
32	claimant in writing of the identity and reasonable grounds for
33	inclusions of such nonparty in the action within 10 days after
34	obtaining such information.
35	(3) If the defendant has reasonable grounds to believe
36	during the litigation for medical malpractice that one or more
37	nonparties are liable, in whole or in part, for damages arising
38	out of medical negligence and that such nonparties would be
39	joinable into the action under this section, the defendant must
40	file a motion to file a crossclaim against any codefendants so
41	identified and a motion to file a third-party complaint against
42	any nonparties so identified within 10 days after obtaining such
43	information.
44	(4) If the defendant fails to comply with the provisions
45	set forth in this section, then the defendant shall be estopped
46	from asserting the negligence of any nonparty who should have
47	otherwise been joined into the action or any nonparty who is no
48	longer a party to the action and should have been identified as
49	liable, in whole or in part, while a party to the action.
50	(5) Any third party joined into the action under the