PRINTER'S NO. 429
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
425
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY GORDNER, MENSCH, MARTIN, BAKER AND STEFANO,
MARCH 15, 2021
REFERRED TO BANKING AND INSURANCE, MARCH 15, 2021
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," in medical professional liability,
further providing for informed consent.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 504 of 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 to read:
Section 504. Informed consent.
(a) Duty of physicians.--Except in emergencies, a physician
owes a duty, which may be fulfilled by a physician or by a
qualified practitioner under subsection (b), to a patient to
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