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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6424 | |
| 2 | 2 | January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3490 | |
| 3 | 3 | *03490_______JUD* | |
| 4 | 4 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
| 5 | 5 | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | 6 | (JUD) | |
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| 8 | 8 | General Assembly | |
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| 10 | 10 | Raised Bill No. 6424 | |
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| 12 | 12 | January Session, 2011 | |
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| 14 | 14 | LCO No. 3490 | |
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| 16 | 16 | *03490_______JUD* | |
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| 18 | 18 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary | |
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| 20 | 20 | Introduced by: | |
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| 22 | 22 | (JUD) | |
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| 24 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS IN PERSONAL INJURY ACTIONS. | |
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| 26 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 28 | 28 | Section 1. Section 52-178a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011, and applicable to requests for examinations filed on or after said date): | |
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| 30 | 30 | In any action to recover damages for personal injuries, [the court or judge may order the plaintiff to submit to a physical examination by one or more physicians or surgeons. No party may be compelled to undergo a physical examination by any physician to whom he objects in writing submitted to the court or judge] any party adverse to the plaintiff may request that the plaintiff submit to a physical or mental examination by one or more health care providers. The request shall be filed with the court and shall specify the time, place, manner, conditions and scope of the examination and the persons by whom the examination is to be made. The plaintiff shall comply with such request unless, not later than ten days after the filing of the request, the plaintiff files in writing with the court an objection to the request specifying the portions of the request that are the subject of the objection and the reasons for such objection. The court shall order the plaintiff to submit to such examination except upon a showing of good cause by the plaintiff that such examination should not be ordered. | |
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| 35 | 35 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 36 | 36 | Section 1 October 1, 2011, and applicable to requests for examinations filed on or after said date 52-178a | |
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| 38 | 38 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 40 | 40 | Section 1 | |
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| 42 | 42 | October 1, 2011, and applicable to requests for examinations filed on or after said date | |
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| 44 | 44 | 52-178a | |
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| 46 | 46 | Statement of Purpose: | |
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| 48 | 48 | To require a plaintiff to comply with a request for an independent medical examination in a personal injury action, except upon a showing of good cause by the plaintiff. | |
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| 50 | 50 | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |