BILL · 1995–96 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2839
HB 2839: Health care liability reform
Providing for health care liability reform.
Summary
- In order to make a claim for damages resulting from negligence by a health care provider, the claimant must file a certificate of merit within 90 days of initiating the claim. The certificate of merit must include the opinion of the attorney that the claim is reasonable after consulting with at least one health care expert in the defendant's field who is willing to testify.
From the House Bill Report (HB 2839), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 22, 1996
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Phil Dyer (R-5)
- Introduced
- January 22, 1996 in the House
- Last action
- February 13, 1996
- Versions
- HB 2839, SHB 2839
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Phil Dyer (R-5)
8 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 2839 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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