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SB 25 - Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act - West Virginia Key Vote

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Title: Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act

Signed by Governor Jim Justice, Jr.


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Title: Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act to clarify liability lawsuits involving injury or deaths at long-term care facilities.

Highlights:

 

  • Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act to clarify liability lawsuits involving injury or deaths at long-term care facilities (Article 55).

  • Specifies that a health care provider who executes a screening certificate of merit be subject to a deposition pursuant to the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure if requested by the health care provider or provders whose care is the subject of the notice of claim (Article 55).

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See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act to clarify liability lawsuits involving injury or deaths at long-term care facilities.

Highlights:

 

  • Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act to clarify liability lawsuits involving injury or deaths at long-term care facilities (Article 55).

  • Specifies that a health care provider who executes a screening certificate of merit be subject to a deposition pursuant to the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure if requested by the health care provider or provders whose care is the subject of the notice of claim (Article 55).

Full Bill Text

Title: Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act

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