HB 1713 (2003) -  Medical Incidents

by Health Care (CO-SPONSORS) Bullard; Farkas; Homan
Requires hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and mobile surgical facilities to establish patient safety plans and committees; provides for notification of injuries in a hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or mobile surgical facility and injuries by physicians; requires additional information to be included in health care practitioner profiles; provides for fines; requires health care practitioner profiles to be updated within a specific time period; authorizes the Department of Health to utilize subpoenas to obtain patient records without patients' consent under certain circumstances; authorizes the department to determine administrative costs in disciplinary actions; extends the time for the department to refer a request for an administrative hearing; revises provisions relating to designation of certain citation violations and certain mediation offenses; revises membership of the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine; revises requirements for the reporting of paid liability claims; increases the amount of paid liability claims by physicians, osteopathic physicians, and podiatric physicians requiring investigation by the department; establishes emergency procedures for disciplinary actions; prohibits the inclusion of payments made by insurers for bad faith claims in an insurer's rate base; requires annual rate filings; deletes the prohibition against formation of medical malpractice self-insurance funds and provides requirements to form a self-insurance fund; creates the Health Care Professional Liability Insurance Facility and provides for purpose, governance and powers, eligibility requirements, premiums and assessments, regulation, applicability, duties of the department, and debt; requires certain claims information and certain information relating to medical malpractice to be reported to the Office of Insurance Regulation and the department; provides for enforcement; extends the time period for the presuit screening period; provides conditions for causes of action for bad faith against insurers providing coverage for medical negligence; authorizes presuit mediation in medical negligence cases; provides for confidentiality of information; provides for mandatory mediation in medical negligence causes of action; requires offers of settlement and demands for judgment; establishes assessments by the court; provides a limitation on noneconomic damages which can be awarded in causes of action involving medical negligence; provides requirements for medical experts; provides for discovery and admissibility of opinions and statements tendered during presuit investigation; requires the department to study the efficacy and constitutionality of medical review panels and issue a report; provides that a defendant's liability for damages in medical negligence cases is several only; requires patient safety instruction for certain students in public and nonpublic schools, colleges, and universities; requires reports by the Agency for Health Care Administration regarding information to be provided to health care consumers and regarding the establishment of a Patient Safety Authority; repeals a provision relating to damages for wrongful death; removes the prohibition against certain parties from bringing suit for wrongful death as a result of medical negligence.
Effective Date: This act shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall apply to all actions filed after the effective date of the act
Last Event: 05/02/03 S Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416) on Friday, May 2, 2003 6:15 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:06 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB HC 03-03 recommended by:
    Health Care
    • On agenda for: 03/12/03   3:15 PM View Notice
    • Favorable With Amendment(s) (final action) See Votes

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care
  • Judiciary
  • Banking and Insurance
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government
  • Appropriations
  • Rules and Calendar

Related Bills

Bill Text

    • 924789 , Smith Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 108 House: Failed 03/19/2003 02:40 PM
    • SA 924247 , Smith Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 183 House: Failed 03/19/2003 02:28 PM
    • 837611 , Simmons Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 183 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 01:05 PM
    • 021647 , Simmons Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 183 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 12:03 PM
    • 279041 , Green Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 555 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 11:40 AM
    • 207609 , Green Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 614 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:07 AM
    • 444653 , Green Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 631 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 11:41 AM
    • 617587 , Ryan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 631 House: Failed 03/19/2003 01:16 PM
    • SA 588911 , Ryan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 631 House: Failed 03/19/2003 01:14 PM
    • 518737 , Green Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 692 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:09 AM
    • 492799 , Ryan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 710 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 01:18 PM
    • SA 732507 , Ryan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 710 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 01:18 PM
    • 146765 , Berfield Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 749 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 02:32 PM
    • 152495 , Berfield Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 773 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 11:32 AM
    • 475585 , Sobel Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 773 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 11:15 AM
    • 121143 , Bucher Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 773 House: Failed 03/19/2003 02:01 PM
    • SA 168765 , Bucher Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 773 House: Failed 03/19/2003 01:59 PM
    • 772781 , Homan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 785 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:30 AM
    • AA 961157 , Brown Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 312 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 02:37 PM
    • AA 642803 , Homan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 312 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 02:37 PM
    • 178809 , Homan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 785 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:30 AM
    • 038313 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 836 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:14 AM
    • AA 620723 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 107 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:15 AM
    • AA 834711 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 147 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:16 AM
    • 014187 , Bucher Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 936 House: Failed 03/19/2003 02:20 PM
    • 728017 , Homan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1010 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:30 AM
    • 090397 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1010 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 01:00 PM
    • AA 495635 , Homan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 89 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 11:00 AM
    • AA 428563 , Brown Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 108 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:25 AM
    • AA 364399 , Brown Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 117 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:24 AM
    • AA 274567 , Brown Date Filed: 03/19/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 117 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 12:20 PM
    • 469605 , Harrell Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1010 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:02 AM
    • 144567 , Brown Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1083 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 01:53 PM
    • 182333 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1101 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 12:01 PM
    • 436965 , Bucher Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1139 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 09:59 AM
    • 830497 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1141 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:18 AM
    • 647169 , Homan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1143 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:31 AM
    • 360065 , Bucher Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1149 House: Failed 03/19/2003 02:22 PM
    • 527415 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1150 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:22 AM
    • AA 293745 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 27 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:22 AM
    • 778679 , Harrell Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1150 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:05 AM
    • AA 566755 , Harrell Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 77 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:06 AM
    • AA 566505 , Harrell Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 124 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:02 AM
    • 976553 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1167 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:24 AM
    • AA 962703 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 18 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:23 AM
    • 289067 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1168 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 01:06 PM
    • 692619 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1198 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 11:42 AM
    • 259127 , Harrell Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1233 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 11:12 AM
    • 927749 , Homan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1250 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:32 AM
    • 611709 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1250 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 10:23 AM
    • 513325 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1358 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 01:06 PM
    • 037845 , Ambler Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 23 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 01:06 PM
    • 181131 , Homan Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1358 House: Adopted 03/19/2003 01:06 PM
    • 501557 , Galvano Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1381 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 02:31 PM
    • 824209 , Harrell Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1381 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 01:21 PM
    • 737013 , Smith Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1381 House: Failed 03/19/2003 02:25 PM
    • 745955 , Benson Date Filed: 03/18/03, Page#: 0, Line#: 1386 House: Withdrawn 03/19/2003 01:07 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care 3/14/2003 11:55:48 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 03/19/2003 11:56 AM   Yeas: 76 Nays: 36 Action: Motion Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 33] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/19/2003 01:14 PM   Yeas: 36 Nays: 73 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 34] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/19/2003 01:16 PM   Yeas: 35 Nays: 78 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 35] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/19/2003 01:57 PM   Yeas: 110 Nays: 0 Action: Quorum Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 36] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/19/2003 01:58 PM   Yeas: 37 Nays: 76 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 37] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/19/2003 02:00 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 75 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 38] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/21/2003 11:36 AM   Yeas: 112 Nays: 0 Action: Quorum Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 43] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/21/2003 11:41 AM   Yeas: 95 Nays: 19 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 44] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 2-D (Ch. 2003-416) Time: 05/02/2003 - 6:15 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S Received, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00292 Time: 03/27/2003 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: S In Messages Time: 03/25/2003 - 1:00 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/25/2003 - 12:28 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 03/21/2003 - 11:41 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 95, NAYS 19 Time: 03/21/2003 - 11:41 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/21/2003 - 9:50 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/19/2003 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 924789 Failed Time: 03/19/2003 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 121143 Failed Time: 03/19/2003 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 617587 Failed Time: 03/19/2003 - 1:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 90397 adopted Time: 03/19/2003 - 12:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 274567 filed timely Time: 03/19/2003 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 475585 adopted Time: 03/19/2003 - 11:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/19/2003 - 10:46 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Amendment 830497 withdrawn Time: 03/19/2003 - 10:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 428563 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 7:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 495635 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 7:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
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Event: H Amendment 924247 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 7:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
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Event: H Amendment 168765 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 7:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
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Event: H Amendment 620723 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 7:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 293745 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 7:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 962703 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 6:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
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Event: H Amendment 0 deleted Time: 03/18/2003 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
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Event: H Amendment 178809 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 469605 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 778679 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
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Event: H Amendment 924789 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 14187 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 121143 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 436965 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 475585 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 12:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 152495 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
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Event: H Amendment 837611 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 11:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 146765 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 11:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 617587 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 501557 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 772781 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 181131 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 182333 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 10:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 90397 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 10:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 144567 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 10:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 38313 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 9:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 745955 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 830497 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 513325 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 289067 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 527415 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 976553 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 611709 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 9:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 927749 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 9:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
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Event: H Amendment 279041 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 8:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 207609 filed timely Time: 03/18/2003 - 8:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (03/19/2003) Time: 03/14/2003 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/14/2003 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/14/2003 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/14/2003 - 2:57 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/13/2003 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 03/13/2003 - 4:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: