Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on March 21, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 6622
AN ACT CONCERNING THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES AND THE STANDARD OF CARE RELATED TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To: (1) Provide that a claimant in a medical malpractice action establish the negligence of a health care provider by clear and convincing evidence; and (2) provide that health care providers who render care in emergency departments of acute care hospitals and licensed medical professionals who render emergency care voluntarily and gratuitously be liable for acts or omissions constituting a reckless disregard for the consequences.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
March 18 to March 21, 2011, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 18 to Mar 21 · stopped3 days
Judiciary CommitteeMar 18 to Mar 21 · stopped3 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 18 – Mar 21
- Mar 18Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Mar 21Heard in Judiciary Committee
All 2 actions, as published
- Mar 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 21PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses