HB 1561 CS (2006) -  Medical Negligence Litigation

General Bill by Brummer (CO-SPONSORS) Carroll; Harrell; Hays; Homan; Murzin
Medical Negligence Litigation: Requires the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, respectively, to issue expert witness certificates to out-of-state-licensed physicians who meet specified criteria; provides requirements for certification; requires the boards to implement rules and set fees; provides that fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading expert witness testimony is grounds for disciplinary action; provides penalties; revises criteria for prevailing professional standards of care for health care providers in specified actions; provides that medical expert testimony is not admissible unless the expert witness meets specified requirements; requires claimants in medical negligence litigation to conduct a presuit investigation of each named prospective defendant.
Effective Date: October 1, 2006.
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 2686 Subject: Expert Witness Certificates Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Families Council 4/12/2006 4:13:36 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Families Council 4/9/2006 4:43:45 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care General Committee 4/5/2006 4:05:24 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care General Committee 4/3/2006 6:57:30 PM

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: 04/13/2006 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/13/2006 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/12/2006 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Reported out of Health & Families Council Time: 04/12/2006 - 4:04 PM 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: 04/05/2006 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/05/2006 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Health Care General Committee Time: 04/05/2006 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Health Care General Committee Time: 04/04/2006 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Health Care General Committee agenda Time: 03/31/2006 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Care General Committee Time: 03/22/2006 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Families Council Time: 03/22/2006 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care General Committee Time: 03/22/2006 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/07/2006 - 8:05 AM Member: Brummer Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

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458.3175
458.3175
458.3175
458.331 HB 699, HB 859 CS
458.331 HB 699, HB 859 CS
458.331 HB 699, HB 859 CS
459.0066
459.0066
459.0066
459.015 HB 699, HB 859 CS
459.015 HB 699, HB 859 CS
459.015 HB 699, HB 859 CS
766.102 HB 497
766.102 HB 497
766.102 HB 497
766.203