SB1229 - Tennessee - Malpractice, Professional, Medicine, Practice Of, Tort Liability And Reform

Companion Bill HB0965. Tort Liability and Reform - Requires plaintiff filing action for medical malpractice to file affidavit from expert and HIPAA-compliant medical authorization form with complaint; limits damages for loss of consortium to spouses. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 5, Part 1; Title 25, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 29, Chapter 26, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB1229 / *HB0965State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1229 / *HB0965 MEDICAL MALPRACTICE This bill requires the plaintiff in a medical malpractice case to file an affidavit of an expert witness that specifically sets forth one claimed negligent act or omission, the factual basis for the claim, and that the negligence more likely than not caused an injury that would not have otherwise occurred. This must be filed with the complaint or within [...]

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