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Bill: Malpractice Suits Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Farmer-Labor Union
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 3897
Description[?]:
| Everyone can sue a doctor because of professional negligence by act or omission by a health care provider in which the treatment provided falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death to the patient. All other regulations and requirements stay the same |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Current: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Proposed: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 17:36:40, August 23, 2015 CET | From | Republican People's Party | To | Debating the Malpractice Suits Reform Act |
| Message | This proposal cannot be supported. The current regulations prevent an abusive and false malpractice cases as they are beforehand reviewed by a special and competent regulatory body. Furthermore, our legislation does not set any limits on the amount of malpractice compensations. |
| Date | 18:31:56, August 23, 2015 CET | From | Alliance Res Publica | To | Debating the Malpractice Suits Reform Act |
| Message | We agree with the RPP. We've allowed for generous settlements, but we have protected our medical practitioners from the dangers of frivolous lawsuits. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 9 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 121 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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