S.F. No. 1007

Noneconomic damages cap-2.

 

Sponsored By:                              Joint Judiciary Interim Committee and Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to health care providers; limiting health care providers liability for noneconomic damages; and providing for an effective date.

 

7/06/2004   Bill Number Assigned

7/12/2004   S Received for Introduction

7/12/2004   S Placed on General File

 

SF1007SW001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 8                                          Before "shall" insert "the health care provider and facility".

Page 3-line 24                                        Delete "section" insert "article".  SCOTT, HANES

 

7/12/2004   S Passed CoW

 

SF1007S2001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 8                                          Delete "one".

Page 3-line 9                                          Delete "million dollars ($1,000,000.00)" insert "three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00)".  LARSON

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Burns, Coe, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions and Townsend.

Nays:  Senator(s) Boggs, Caller, Case, Decaria, Ginter, Massie, Meier, Scott and Vasey.

Ayes 21    Nays 9    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

SF1007S2002/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 5                                          After "means" delete "any person" insert "a person who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized or permitted by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession;".

Page 2-lines 6 through 15                   Delete.  BOGGS, KUNZ, SESSIONS

 

7/13/2004   S Passed 2nd Reading

7/14/2004   S Tabled