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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]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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Vote: Senate Committee on Judiciary - Committee Vote

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	8	2	6
Nay	1	1	-
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	1	-	1
TOTAL	10	3	7

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Bray, Rodric D. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Broden, John Edward [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Delph, Michael [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Glick, Susan "Sue" C. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Head, Randall [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Randolph, Lonnie Marcus [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Steele, Brent [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Taylor, Greg [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Young, R. Michael "Michael" [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Zakas, Joseph "Joe" C. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart