Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session
Relating to: recovery of noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.
Medical malpractice Medical service
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
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- Governor signs, not reached
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Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill increases the current law limit on noneconomic damages for injuries
resulting from medical malpractice by establishing a limit of $3,000,000 on
noneconomic damages for each occurrence of medical malpractice.
Under current law, for each occurrence on or after April 6, 2006, the total
noneconomic damages recoverable for bodily injury (including any action or
proceeding based on contribution or indemnification and any action for a claim by a
person other than the injured person for noneconomic damages recoverable for
bodily injury) is limited to no more than $750,000 from all health care providers and
all employees of health care providers acting within the scope of their employment
and providing health care services who are found negligent and from the injured
patients and families compensation fund. The bill changes that limit to $3,000,000
for cases involving acts or omissions occurring after the bill goes into effect.