Health care practitioners; exempt from liability when rendering services to patients of clinics. (SB423)
Introduced By
Sen. Mark Herring (D-Leesburg)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Liability of certain health care practitioners. Provides that no health care practitioner who renders at any site health care services, voluntarily and without compensation, to a patient of a clinic for the indigent and uninsured that is organized for the delivery of primary health care services as a federally qualified health center designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall be liable for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of such services unless the act or omission was the result of his gross negligence or willful misconduct. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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01/13/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 |
01/13/2010 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103814D |
01/13/2010 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/21/2010 | Rereferred from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2010 | Rereferred to Courts of Justice |
01/22/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
02/08/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/09/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/10/2010 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/11/2010 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2010 | Placed on Calendar |
02/16/2010 | Read first time |
02/16/2010 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
02/17/2010 | Assigned Courts sub: #2 Civil |
03/01/2010 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (11-Y 0-N) |
03/08/2010 | Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2010 | Read second time |
03/09/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N) |
03/09/2010 | VOTE: --- AGREE TO (96-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2010 | Motion to reconsider constitutional reading dispensed agreed to |
03/09/2010 | Constitutional reading dispensed BLOCK VOTE (94-Y 0-N) |
03/09/2010 | VOTE: --- ADOPTION #2 (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/09/2010 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (95-Y 0-N) |
03/09/2010 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (95-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/13/2010 | Enrolled |
03/13/2010 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB423ER) |
03/14/2010 | Signed by Speaker |
03/15/2010 | Signed by President |
04/10/2010 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 353 (effective 7/1/10) |
04/10/2010 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0353) |