Bill Summary
HB 385 Medical Malpractice (2012 Session)
Gaetz (M), Renuart Co Sponsors: Coley, Costello, Kreegel CS Sponsors: Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Civil Justice Subcommittee
Medical Malpractice: Establishes burden of proof that claimant must meet in certain damage claims against health care providers based on death or personal injury; allows prospective medical malpractice defendant to interview claimant's treating health care providers without presence of claimant or claimant's legal representative; requires prospective defendant to provide claimant notice specified period before such interview. Effective Date: upon becoming a law and shall apply to any cause of action accruing on or after that date
10/18/11
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Filed
10/28/11
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Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee; Judiciary Committee
10/28/11
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Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
11/30/11
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On Committee agenda - Civil Justice Subcommittee, 12/07/11, 1:00 pm, 404 H
12/07/11
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Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; 10 Yeas, 2 Nays
12/09/11
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/03/12
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Reference to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee removed; Reference to Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee added; Remaining references: Judiciary Committee, Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, Health & Human Services Committee
01/03/12
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Now in Judiciary Committee
01/23/12
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 01/25/12, 2:00 pm, 404 H
01/25/12
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Temporarily postponed by Judiciary Committee
01/25/12
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 01/27/12, 8:00 am, 17 H - PCS
01/27/12
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 11 Yeas, 2 Nays
01/30/12
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
01/31/12
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Now in Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
02/09/12
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On Committee agenda - Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/13/12, 1:45 pm, 404 H
02/13/12
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Favorable with CS by Government Operations Appropriations Subcommittee; 8 Yeas, 3 Nays
02/14/12
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Committee Substitute Text (C3) Filed
02/15/12
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
03/09/12
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Died in Health and Human Services Committee
No amendments to this bill text filed.
766.102
766.106
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