Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medical malpractice; limit damages, clarify privileged communications and declare legislative intent.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/21 (H) Referred To Judiciary A | |
| 2 | 02/05 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Flaggs
Additional Author: Guice
Code Sections: A 011-0001-0059, A 011-0001-0065, A 011-0007-0013, A 013-0001-0021
Title: AN ACT RELATING TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY; TO CREATE SECTION 11-1-58, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO MAKE LEGISLATIVE DECLARATIONS WITH RESPECT TO MALPRACTICE ACTIONS AGAINST HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO LIMIT DAMAGES IN MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR THE AWARD OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 11-7-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM DAMAGE LIMITATIONS TO WRONGFUL DEATH ACTIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 13-1-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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