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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6762
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2367
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. PETIT, 22nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PERSONAL ASSETS OF PHYSICIANS
AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES IN
MALPRACTICE ACTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to protect the personal assets 1
of a physician and an advanced practice registered nurse from being 2
seized to secure a judgment obtained in a medical malpractice action if 3
the physician and advanced practice registered nurse maintain 4
professional liability insurance in accordance with sections 20-11b and 5
20-94c of the general statutes. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the personal assets of a physician and an advanced practice
registered nurse during a medical malpractice action when such
persons have complied with the statutory requirements concerning the
purchase of professional liability insurance.