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AZ SB1145

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/22/2014

Primary Sponsor

Leah Landrum-Taylor

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-first Legislature - Second Regular Session (2014)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 12-569 regarding admissibility of evidence in medical malpractice actions.

  • Prohibits introduction of evidence that a party or witness has professional liability insurance coverage from a health care insurer established under Arizona Title 20, Chapter 7, Article 2.

  • Prohibits evidence regarding a party's or witness's financial interest in a health care insurer, including ownership of stock, insurance policies, notes, contributed surplus notes, or other evidence of indebtedness.

  • Removes reference to "section 12-569" procedures and eliminates a comma in the statutory language as a technical correction.

Legislative Description

Technical correction; evidence; medical malpractice

Last Action

Referred to Senate RULES Committee

1/23/2014

Full Bill Text

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