Bill Text: CT SB00449 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Requiring The Submission Of All Medical Malpractice Claims To Arbitration Panels.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00449 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00449-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 449 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 1808 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. |
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AN ACT REQUIRING THE SUBMISSION OF ALL MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS TO ARBITRATION PANELS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 900 of the general statutes be amended to require that all medical malpractice claims be submitted to arbitration panels consisting of a judge, doctor and an attorney with a medical background and that the submission of such claims to arbitration shall be in lieu of the mandatory mediation prescribed in section 52-190c of the general statutes.
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage pretrial settlement of medical malpractice claims.