2009 House Bill 4829

Expand indigent care physician malpractice immunity

Introduced in the House

April 22, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Tom Pearce (R-73)

To revise a provision that grants limited malpractice immunity to a volunteer doctor in a facility in which 75 percent of the patients are indigents. The bill would change this to 60 percent indigents.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

April 20, 2010

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.