Michael Noel Did Not Vote on this Legislation.
Title: Elevating Standard of Proof for Specific Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Signed by Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Title: Elevating Standard of Proof for Specific Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Vote to pass a bill that elevates the standard of proof for medical malpractice litigation filed against physicians providing emergency care from a "preponderance of the evidence" to "clear and convincing evidence" for emergency care given after July 1, 2009.
- Specifies that such immunity does not apply to emergency care provided by a physician if all of the following conditions apply (Sec. 1):
Title: Elevating Standard of Proof for Specific Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.