This bill addresses malpractice actions against health care providers.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- with respect to a medical malpractice action:
repeals requirements related to affidavits of merit;prohibits prejudicing a defendant in an adjudication of a claimant's claims;prohibits pursuing or collecting on a judgment against a health care provider's personal income or assets, with exceptions;grants access to the court's Xchange database to the Division of Professional Licensing (division);establishes data collection and reporting requirements for the division;amends procedure pertaining to prelitigation review panels and panel reviews;makes a prelitigation review panel's recommendations or findings advisory; and
- makes technical changes.Statutes affected:
Introduced: 78B-3-405, 78B-3-410, 78B-3-412, 78B-3-416, 78B-3-418, 78B-3-424, 78B-8-201
Amended 2/28/2025 16:02:544: 78B-3-405, 78B-3-410, 78B-3-416, 78B-3-418, 78B-3-423, 78B-3-424
Substitute #1: 78B-3-405, 78B-3-410, 78B-3-416, 78B-3-418, 78B-3-423, 78B-3-424
Substitute #2: 78B-3-410, 78B-3-416, 78B-3-418, 78B-3-423
Enrolled: 78B-3-410, 78B-3-416, 78B-3-418, 78B-3-423
Substitute #3: 78B-3-410, 78B-3-416, 78B-3-418, 78B-3-423