Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 17, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 5434
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARD OF CARE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS.
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 6 to April 17, 2012, 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 action9 actions on 5 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to Apr 17 · stopped42 days
Public Health CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 3024 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 6 – Mar 30
- Mar 6Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
- Mar 12Heard in Public Health Committee
- Mar 30Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
All 9 actions, as published
- Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 12PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 30Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 30FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 10REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 17FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 17HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 17FILE NO.Both houses