HB 1069: Damages for Medical or Health Care Services
GENERAL BILL by Metz
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 if balance to provider is outstanding; requires medical or health care services to be medically necessary in order to be recoverable; 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: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2011 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/28/2011 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 104 |
| 1/10/2012 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 104 |
| 3/9/2012 | House |
• Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee |
