BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 2915: Emergency health provider

Increasing the burden of proof for acting against emergency health care providers.

Summary

  • Provides that in any action or arbitration for damages for injury incurring as the result of emergency facility health care provided after July 1, 2006, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving each fact essential to an award by clear, cogent, and convincing evidence.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2006
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Shay Schual-Berke (D-33)
Introduced
January 16, 2006 in the House
Last action
January 16, 2006

AN ACT Relating to actions against emergency health care providers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Shay Schual-Berke (D-33)

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

HB 2915 in other sessions

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