Key Votes
SB 79 - Elevating Standard of Proof for Specific Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - Key Vote
Utah Key Votes
Stages
- March 11, 2009 Executive Signed
- March 10, 2009 House Bill Passed
- March 9, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 6, 2009 Introduced
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Issues
Note
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.
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 11, 2009
Title: Elevating Standard of Proof for Specific Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Signed by Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (53-18) - March 10, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Elevating Standard of Proof for Specific Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
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.
Highlights:
- Specifies that such immunity does not apply to emergency care provided by a physician if all of the following conditions apply (Sec. 1):
- - The physician has a prior physician-patient relationship with the patient outside of the emergency room;
- The patient has been seen in the last three months by the physician for the same condition for which emergency care is sought; and
- The physician can access and consult the patient's relevant medical care records while making decisions about and providing the emergency care.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (26-1) - March 9, 2009
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 6, 2009
Title: Elevating Standard of Proof for Specific Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
