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PRINTER'S NO. 774
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
747
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, WHITE, SCARNATI, STEFANO, MENSCH, WARD AND
FOLMER, APRIL 20, 2015
REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, APRIL 20, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), entitled
"An act reforming the law on medical professional liability;
providing for patient safety and reporting; establishing the
Patient Safety Authority and the Patient Safety Trust Fund;
abrogating regulations; providing for medical professional
liability informed consent, damages, expert qualifications,
limitations of actions and medical records; establishing the
Interbranch Commission on Venue; providing for medical
professional liability insurance; establishing the Medical
Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund; providing for
medical professional liability claims; establishing the Joint
Underwriting Association; regulating medical professional
liability insurance; providing for medical licensure
regulation; providing for administration; imposing penalties;
and making repeals," providing for punitive damages study;
and imposing duties on the Insurance Commissioner.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known
as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare)
Act, is amended by adding a chapter to read:
CHAPTER 13
PUNITIVE DAMAGES STUDY
Section 1301. Duty of commissioner.
The commissioner shall study the amount of punitive damages
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paid by physicians, long-term care nursing facilities licensed
by the Department of Health and personal care homes licensed by
the Department of Human Services practicing in this Commonwealth
since March 20, 2005. State agencies shall cooperate with the
commissioner as necessary to obtain this information.
Section 1302. Completion of study and updates.
The commissioner must complete the study one year after this
chapter takes effect.
Section 1303. Submission.
The study must be submitted to the following:
(1) The chairman and minority chairman of the Banking
and Insurance Committee of the Senate.
(2) The chairman and minority chairman of the Insurance
Committee of the House of Representatives.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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