HB 7077 (2019) - Medical Malpractice

General Bill by Civil Justice Subcommittee and Gregory

Medical Malpractice: Creates an optional communication & resolution program; establishes criteria; provides that certain documents & communications are confidential; specifies that patient waives right to bring medical malpractice action under limited circumstances; provides access to medical information presuit process; provides for waiver of physician-patient privilege; provides for review of records & interviews with treating physicians; provides for calculation of medical damages; specifies that certain contracts are not subject to discovery or disclosure in certain actions; limits amount of damages in certain actions involving liens or subrogation claims by certain payors.

Effective Date: July 1, 2019

Last Event: Died in Health & Human Services Committee on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Lobbyist Disclosure Information

PCB committee actions:

PCB CJS 19-02 recommended by:

Civil Justice Subcommittee
- On agenda for: 03/13/19 8:30 AM View Notice
- Favorable (final action) See Votes

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: SB 80	Subject: Medical Malpractice	Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Original Filed Version
PCB CJS 19-02
- A PCB CJS 19-02 a1 , Mercado (CJS) Date Published: 03/12/19 , Line#: 404 House(c): Failed to Adopt 03/13/2019 03:18 PM
- A PCB CJS 19-02 a2 , Mercado (CJS) Date Published: 03/12/19 , Line#: 348 House(c): Failed to Adopt 03/13/2019 03:18 PM
- A PCB CJS 19-02 a3 , Diamond (CJS) Date Published: 03/12/19 , Line#: 260 House(c): Failed to Adopt 03/13/2019 03:18 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/14/2019 5:36:23 PM
Chamber: House	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 3/11/2019 4:13:16 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: H Died in Health & Human Services Committee	Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM	Member:	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee	Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee	Time: 03/18/2019 - 6:18 PM	Member:	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee	Time: 03/18/2019 - 6:18 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary Committee	Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee	Time: 03/18/2019 - 6:18 PM	Member:	Committee: Health & Human Services Committee	Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading	Time: 03/15/2019 - 5:29 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: H Filed	Time: 03/15/2019 - 10:42 AM	Member:	Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
456.057	HB 733, SB 896, CS/HB 1035, CS/SB 1052, CS/SB 7078*
766.1035
766.106
766.118	CS/CS/CS/HB 821, HB 6029
766.1181	SB 80

(*) Not the latest version