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Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 44, nays 45. Failed to pass, motion to reconsider tabled.

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Revises definitions under the private Medical Malpractice Act
Latest Action: 07/03/2008 - Effective date: August 15, 2008.

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Provides for medical malpractice coverage for physicians who offer voluntary telemedicine services for the state (EN See Note)
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

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Provides for qualifications of medical expert witnesses in certain medical malpractice actions

SB79

SB79 Sponsored by Bill Cassidy
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary A.

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Provides with respect to qualifications of medical expert witnesses in medical malpractice actions against physicians. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 04/25/2005 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Revises definitions under the state and private medical malpractice acts
Latest Action: 04/25/2005 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Removes the 180-day time period limitation for rendering medical review panel opinions
Latest Action: 06/16/2005 - Effective date 8/15/05.

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Provides for the confidentiality of risk management information in medical malpractice cases
Latest Action: 06/22/2005 - Effective date 8/15/2005.

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Provides relative to notification of medical review panels.
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides for the qualifications of physicians as expert witnesses in medical malpractice actions
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides procedures for certain malpractice claims

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Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Read by title, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Reduces the amount of malpractice claims for uninsured patients

SB668

SB668 Sponsored by Eric LaFleur
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Withdrawn from the files of the Senate.

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Provides relative to medical malpractice. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary A.

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Provides relative to medical malpractice claims. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary A.

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Provides relative to the medical malpractice cap. (1/1/09)
Latest Action: 06/30/2008 - Effective date 8/15/08.

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Provides relative to the definitions and general applications of medical malpractice. (8/15/08)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary A.

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Revises definitions under the private Medical Malpractice Act. (gov sig)
Latest Action: 04/29/2008 - Received in the Senate. Rules suspended. Read first and second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.

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Provides relative to limiting medical malpractice recovery in certain circumstances
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

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Requires the state to pay a portion of medical malpractice costs in certain circumstances (OR See Note)
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.

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Provides relative to medical malpractice actions

SB320

SB320 Sponsored by Bill Cassidy
Latest Action: 03/31/2008 - Introduced in the Senate, rules suspended, read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on Judiciary A.

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Constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to determine limits for professional medical damages in medical and health care liability claims. (2/3 - CABs1(A))