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BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5764: Special immunities

Providing immunity from civil actions for a health professional making a good faith claim of unprofessional conduct or inability to practice safely against another health professional.

Summary

  • Any member of the health care profession who makes a good faith report, to the entity responsible for disciplinary activities, against another member of a health profession, based on unprofessional conduct or inability to practice with reasonable skill and safety by reason of any physical or mental condition, is immune from civil action for damages arising from such the report.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2005
  2. Out of committeeFeb 28, 2005
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Brian Weinstein (D-41)
Introduced
February 4, 2005 in the Senate
Last action
January 9, 2006
Companion bill
HB 1548

AN ACT Relating to special immunities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Brian Weinstein (D-41)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Dale Brandland R-42Phil Rockefeller D-23Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. JUD - Majority; do pass.
  5. First reading, referred to Judiciary.

SB 5764 in other sessions

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

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