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Bill: Malpractice Laws
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Beluzians
Status[?]: passed
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: March 2189
Description[?]:
| Daniel Cochran, Minisiter of Justice proclaims: We must protect our medical professionals as well as their patients. A cap on awards in malpractice lawsuits ensures protection of doctors, low medical rates, and lower insurance rates. The cap would vary from case to case, depending upon it's severity. Furthermore, only those with medical knowledge should conduct malpractice trials. Civil lawyers no nothing about proper medical procedure. This ensure a fair and knowledgable trial for all concerned. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Malpractice suits.
Old value:: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Current: Malpractice suits may be brought against doctors.
Proposed: Only a medical regulatory body can prosecute a doctor for malpractice.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Tort reform on non-civil lawsuits.
Old value:: There is no cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Current: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Proposed: There is a cap on monetary damages awarded to patients in lawsuits.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:24:48, February 19, 2006 CET | From | Beluzian Fascist Party | To | Debating the Malpractice Laws |
| Message | I've included Article 2 in my Tort-Pharmaceuticals Reform Act which is up for vote right now. |
| Date | 20:20:53, February 19, 2006 CET | From | LiberalDemocraticFreedomTaxAndSpendParty | To | Debating the Malpractice Laws |
| Message | How are you sure that a medical regulatory body would prosecute every claim that is made against a doctor? |
| Date | 22:49:43, February 19, 2006 CET | From | Moderate Beluzians | To | Debating the Malpractice Laws |
| Message | You misunderstand the bill. The medical regulatory body would try every case and prosecute those claims found correct: meaning that the medical professional actually acted wrongly. This proposal insures that people with medical knowledge try malpractice suits. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 61 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 22 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 17 |
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