H1037B1201A02622 BIL:EJH 06/30/17 #90 A02622
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1037
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE MUSTIO
Printer's No. 1201
Amend Bill, page 2, line 8, by inserting after "harm"
or when the tort occurred under the influence of alcohol
or a nonprescribed controlled substance
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 24 and 25
(4) Three years after the effective date of this
paragraph, the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee shall
conduct a study measuring the impact of paragraph (2) on the
number of lawsuits filed against nursing homes, personal care
homes and assisted living residences, including awards from
both settlements and trials. The study shall document the
trend in the awarding of compensatory damages and punitive
damages and the percentage of cases involving alleged sexual
abuse, sexual assault and rape, as well as the percentage of
cases involving patients who have been diagnosed with
Alzheimer's disease or dementia.
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