MD HB506 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-05 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-05 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Providing that the existence of professional liability insurance coverage is admissible at the hearing of a claim or the trial of an action against a health care provider for alleged medical injury solely for the purpose of assessing the bias, if any, of an expert witness, if the expert's professional liability insurance carrier is a mutual or self-insured entity and a judgment against a defendant in the action would be paid by the expert's carrier.
Title
Health Care Malpractice Claims - Expert Witnesses - Admissibility of Insurance
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-05 | Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn | |
| 2012-02-28 | Hearing cancelled | |
| 2012-02-08 | Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. | |
| 2012-02-02 | First Reading Judiciary |
Subjects
Civil Actions
Evidence
Health Occupations
Hearings
Insurance
Liability
Medical Malpractice
Physicians
Trials
Witnesses
Evidence
Health Occupations
Hearings
Insurance
Liability
Medical Malpractice
Physicians
Trials
Witnesses
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2012rs/billfile/HB0506.htm |
| Text | http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/hb/hb0506f.pdf |
