SB 1588 (2012) -  Compensation for Personal Injury or Wrongful Death Arising Out of Medical Injury

by Hays
Requiring the boards or the Department of Health to require the completion of a course relating to communication of medical errors; creating part IV of ch. 766 and citing it as the "Patient Injury Act"; providing that the remedy created in the part is an exclusive remedy for personal injury or wrongful death arising out of or related to a medical negligence claim; creating the Patient Compensation System; providing for offices of medical review, compensation, and quality improvement; providing that compensation for a claim shall be offset by any past and future collateral source payments; providing for determinations of malpractice for purposes of a specified constitutional provision; providing for review of appeals by an administrative law judge, etc.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/09/12 S Died in Health Regulation on Friday, March 9, 2012 11:59 PM

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  • Judiciary
  • Budget

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Health Regulation Time: 03/09/2012 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 219 Time: 01/17/2012 - 7:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Regulation; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 219 Time: 01/17/2012 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/06/2012 - 11:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: __