Bill Text: IL HB1763 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the Section defining medical malpractice action.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB1763 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB1763-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB1763 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
735 ILCS 5/2-1704 from Ch. 110, par. 2-1704
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the Section defining medical malpractice action.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning civil law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by
changing Section 2-1704 as follows:
(735 ILCS 5/2-1704) (from Ch. 110, par. 2-1704)
Sec. 2-1704. Medical Malpractice Action. As used in this
Part, "medical malpractice action" means any action, whether in
tort, contract or otherwise, in which the the plaintiff seeks
damages for injuries or death by reason of medical, hospital,
or other healing art malpractice. The term "healing art" shall
not include care and treatment by spiritual means through
prayer in accord with the tenets and practices of a recognized
church or religious denomination.
(Source: P.A. 84-7.)