Bill Title: Medical malpractice actions. Permits a patient to bring an action against a health care provider without submitting the complaint to the medical review board if: (1) the amount of the claim is not more than $15,000; (2) the cause of action is based on the removal of the wrong body part; or (3) the cause of action is based on the existence of a foreign object in the patient's body.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-16 - Third reading: defeated; Roll Call 156: yeas 22, nays 27 [SB0055 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2015-02-12	PDF	Link	View
Engrossed	2015-02-12	PDF	Link	View
Engrossed	2015-02-02	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2015-02-02	PDF	Link	View
Amended	2015-01-22	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2015-01-22	PDF	Link	View
Introduced	2015-01-07	PDF	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
No bill amendments currently on file for Indiana SB0055

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Indiana SB0055 currently on file.

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