H1037B1201A02638 DMS:JMT 06/30/17 #90 A02638
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1037
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE DAWKINS
Printer's No. 1201
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 15 and 16, by striking out "in
medical professional liability, further providing for punitive
damages" and inserting
providing for punitive damages study
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 19 through 23; page 2, lines 1
through 26; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
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
reported to Mcare as being paid by health care providers since
March 20, 2005.
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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See A02638 in
the context
of HB1037