Bill Text: OR HB3021 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to amendments to pleadings in medical liability cases; declaring an emergency.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB3021 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB3021-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

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LC 1458

                         House Bill 3021

Sponsored by Representative CONGER

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Provides that party bringing certain medical liability claims
may not amend pleading asserting claim later than 90 days before
trial unless all parties consent to amendment.
  Declares emergency, effective on passage.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to amendments to pleadings in medical liability cases;
  and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Notwithstanding the provisions of ORCP 23, a
party bringing a claim against a health practitioner, as
described in ORS 31.740, or against a health care facility, as
defined in ORS 442.015, based on negligence, unauthorized
rendering of health care or product liability under ORS 30.900 to
30.920, may not amend the pleading asserting the claim later than
90 days before the trial of the claim, unless all parties consent
to the amendment. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + Section 1 of this 2013 Act applies only to
amended pleadings filed on or after the effective date of this
2013 Act. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + This 2013 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2013 Act takes effect on its
passage. + }
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