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AZ SB1151

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2019

Primary Sponsor

Michelle Ugenti-Rita

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - First Regular Session (2019)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 32-146 regarding malpractice claim review procedures for health care registrants.

  • Requires plaintiff's attorney to forward a copy of the malpractice complaint and a report to the board containing defendant names/addresses, plaintiff names/addresses, registrant names/addresses, and nature of the occurrence.

  • Makes the required report non-discoverable and inadmissible as evidence in proceedings.

  • Directs the board to initiate an investigation upon receipt of the report to determine if the registrant violated any provisions of the chapter or board rules.

  • Makes technical corrections to statutory language, changing "names and addresses" to "name and address" (singular) and replacing "promulgated" with "adopted" for consistency.

Legislative Description

Technical correction; malpractice claim review

Technical Correction

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/24/2019

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