HB 1293 CS (2006) -  Medical Malpractice Insurance

General Bill by Grant (CO-SPONSORS) Homan
Medical Malpractice Insurance: Creates the Patient Safety and Provider Liability Act; requires hospitals that assume liability for acts of medical negligence under the act to carry insurance; authorizes an eligible hospital to petition the Agency for Health Care Administration to enter an order certifying the hospital as a patient-safety facility; provides requirements for certification as a patient-safety facility; authorizes the agency to enter an order certifying a hospital as a patient-safety facility and provides that the hospital bears liability for acts of medical negligence for its health care providers or an agent of the hospital; authorizes the agency to conduct onsite examinations of a licensed facility; provides circumstances when the agency may revoke its order certifying approval of an enterprise plan; requires a certified patient-safety facility to submit an annual report to the agency and the Legislature; authorizes certain teaching hospitals and eligible hospitals to petition the agency for certification; provides for limitations on damages for eligible hospitals that are certified for compliance with certain patient-safety measures.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law.
Last Event: Died on Second Reading Calendar on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 2160 Subject: Patient Safety & Provider Liability Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Families Council 4/14/2006 10:42:27 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Families Council 4/9/2006 4:36:19 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care Regulation Committee 3/27/2006 11:43:21 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care Regulation Committee 3/21/2006 10:26:58 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died on Second Reading Calendar Time: 05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/15/2006 - 1:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/15/2006 - 1:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/14/2006 - 10:48 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Reported out of Health & Families Council Time: 04/14/2006 - 10:38 AM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health & Families Council Time: 04/10/2006 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: c1
Event: H Added to Health & Families Council agenda Time: 04/06/2006 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: c1
Event: H Now in Health & Families Council Time: 03/27/2006 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 03/27/2006 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Health Care Regulation Committee Time: 03/27/2006 - 11:44 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health Care Regulation Committee Time: 03/22/2006 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Health Care Regulation Committee agenda Time: 03/20/2006 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Care Regulation Committee Time: 03/14/2006 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Families Council Time: 03/14/2006 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Regulation Committee Time: 03/14/2006 - 12:40 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Regulation Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/24/2006 - 12:50 PM Member: Grant Committee: Version: __

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