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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6209

SB 6209: Injuries from health care

Requiring notice of potential injuries resulting from health care.

Summary

  • Hospitals are required to have policies to assure that, when appropriate, information about unanticipated outcomes is provided to patients, their families, or surrogate decision makers. Notification of unanticipated outcomes does not constitute an acknowledgment or admission of liability, nor can it be introduced as evidence in a civil action.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6209), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2004
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2004
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Pat Thibaudeau (D-43)
Introduced
January 14, 2004 in the Senate
Last action
February 25, 2004
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6209, SSB 6209

AN ACT Relating to injuries resulting from health care;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pat Thibaudeau (D-43)

8 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Cheryl Pflug R-5Alex Deccio R-14Margarita Prentice D-11Luke Esser R-48Shirley Winsley R-28Adam Kline D-37Karen Keiser D-33Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6209)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6209)
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 6209)
  6. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6209)
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6209)
  10. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 6209 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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