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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5065

SB 5065: Injuries from health care

Requiring notice of potential injuries resulting from health care.

Summary

  • Requires hospitals to have in place policies regarding providing information about unanticipated outcomes to patients or their family members.
  • Provides that notifications of unanticipated outcomes do not constitute an admission of liability and that notifications and statements or gestures of apology are inadmissible as evidence in a civil action.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5065), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 118, Laws of 2005
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 25, 2005
  3. Passed SenateMar 10, 2005
  4. Passed HouseApr 6, 2005
  5. GovernorApr 21, 2005
  6. LawApr 21, 2005
Prime sponsor
Pat Thibaudeau (D-43)
Introduced
January 12, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
April 21, 2005
Session law
Chapter 118, Laws of 2005
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5065, SSB 5065

AN ACT Relating to injuries resulting from health care;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pat Thibaudeau (D-43)

5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Alex Deccio R-14Ken Jacobsen D-46Linda Evans Parlette R-12Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36Karen Keiser D-33

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed March 10, 2005
Version voted on: SSB 5065
46 Yea 1 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat25001
Republican21101
How each member voted

Yea (46)

Nay (1)

Excused (2)

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House · Final Passage

Passed April 6, 2005
Version voted on: SSB 5065
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56000
Republican42000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

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History

  1. Effective date 7/24/2005. (SSB 5065)
  2. Chapter 118, 2005 Laws. (SSB 5065)
  3. Governor signed. (SSB 5065)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SSB 5065)
  5. Speaker signed. (SSB 5065)
  6. President signed. (SSB 5065)
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5065)
  8. Third reading, passed; yeas, 98; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 5065)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5065)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5065)
  11. JUDI - Executive action taken by committee. (SSB 5065)
  12. JUDI - Majority; do pass. (SSB 5065)
  13. First reading, referred to Judiciary. (SSB 5065)
  14. Third reading, passed; yeas, 46; nays, 1; absent, 0; excused, 2. (SSB 5065)
  15. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5065)
  16. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5065)
  17. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  18. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5065)
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  20. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 5065)
  21. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  22. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5065)
  23. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5065)
  24. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  25. HEA - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  26. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5065 in other sessions

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