92nd General Assembly
Status of HB3400
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FRANKS.

   New Act                                                                     

        Creates the Health Care  Entity  Liability  Act.   Provides  that      
   health  insurance  carriers, health care plans, and other managed care      
   entities for health care plans have the duty to exercise ordinary care      
   when making health care treatment decisions and are liable for damages      
   for harm to an insured or enrollee proximately caused by  the  failure      
   to  exercise  ordinary  care.   Authorizes  a private right of action.      
   Defines terms. Applies only to causes of  action  that  accrue  on  or      
   after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.                 
          FISCAL NOTE (Department of Insurance)                                
          HB 3400 will have no fiscal impact on the Department of              
          Insurance.                                                           
          JUDICIAL NOTE (Department of Insurance)                              
          It has been determined that HB 3400 would neither increase nor       
          decrease the number of judges needed in the State.                   
   MAR-05-2001  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   MAR-05-2001  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   MAR-05-2001  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   MAR-06-2001  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUD-CIVIL LAW         
   MAR-15-2001  H  DO PASS/STANDARD DEBATE                  007-006-000   HJUA    
   MAR-15-2001  H  PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE                         
   MAR-16-2001  H                     FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK                 
   MAR-16-2001  H                   JUDICIAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK                 
   MAR-16-2001  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT                        
   MAR-21-2001  H                         FISCAL NOTE FILED                       
   MAR-21-2001  H                       JUDICIAL NOTE FILED                       
   MAR-21-2001  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   MAR-21-2001  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   APR-06-2001  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   JAN-07-2003  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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