Senate BillNo. 1429


Introduced by Senator Steinberg

February 21, 2014


An act relating to civil damages.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1429, as introduced, Steinberg. Civil damages: medical malpractice.

Existing law, referred to as the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 (MICRA), limits the amount of damages for noneconomic losses in an action for injury against a health care provider based on professional negligence to $250,000.

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to bring interested parties together to develop a legislative solution to issues surrounding medical malpractice injury compensation.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to bring
2interested parties together to develop a legislative solution to issues
3surrounding medical malpractice injury compensation.



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