General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5270
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 710
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. BUCK-TAYLOR, 67th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5270
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 710
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. BUCK-TAYLOR, 67th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING PEER REVIEW PANELS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That sections 52-190a and 52-190c of the general statutes be amended to establish a process by which peer review panels consisting of physicians, medical professionals and individuals outside the medical profession review claims of alleged negligence by a health care provider to determine whether there is probable cause that such claims have been made in good faith prior to the action being referred to mandatory mediation as provided in section 52-190c of the general statutes.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a peer review process for claims of alleged negligence by a health care provider.