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AZ SB1151
Bill
Status
1/23/2019
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Ugenti-Rita
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 32-146 regarding malpractice claim review procedures for health care registrants.
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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.
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Makes the required report non-discoverable and inadmissible as evidence in proceedings.
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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.
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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