MD SB1037 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-23 - Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Repealing the requirement that a health care provider who attests in a certificate of a qualified expert or who testifies in relation to a proceeding before an arbitration panel or a court concerning compliance with or departure from standards of care devote no more than 20% of the provider's professional activities to activities that directly involve testimony in personal injury claims.

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Title

Health Care Malpractice Qualified Expert - Limitation on Testimony in Personal Injury Claims - Repeal

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-23SenateHearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-03-16SenateRereferred to Judicial Proceedings
2017-02-10SenateFirst Reading Senate Rules

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