Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medical malpractice; enact certain reforms.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 09/05 (H) Referred To Select Committee on Civil Justice Reform | |
| 2 | 11/26 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | None | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Blackmon
Code Sections: A 011-0011-0003, A 011-0001-0063, A 015-0001-0036
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 11-11-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY VENUE IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO CREATE SECTION 11-1-62, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE INDEMNIFICATION OF PHYSICIANS AND PHARMACISTS FOR ACTIONS INVOLVING FDA APPROVED DRUGS; TO AMEND SECTION 11-1-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO AMEND SECTION 15-1-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE NOTICE FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT PAYMENTS FROM COLLATERAL SOURCES MAY BE REDUCED FROM AWARDS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO REQUIRE AFFIDAVITS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO SPECIFY NOTICE IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL DISCLOSURE PANEL; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF THE PANEL; TO PROVIDE FOR DISCLOSURE; TO PROVIDE FOR INFORMED CONSENT; TO CLARIFY THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS; TO CREATE SECTION 11-1-67, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A LIMITATION ON THE AWARD OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES; TO CREATE SECTION 11-1-69, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE A LIMITATION ON THE AWARD OF NONECONOMIC DAMAGES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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