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First Substitute H.B. 270

This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Wed, Feb 1, 2006 at 10:44 AM by chopkin. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 12:34 PM by chopkin. --> This document includes House Floor Amendments (CORRECTED) incorporated into the bill on Fri, Feb 24, 2006 at 11:30 AM by chopkin. -->

Representative Sheryl L. Allen proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDER

             2     
TORT REFORM

             3     
2006 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Chief Sponsor: Sheryl L. Allen

             6     
Senate Sponsor: Thomas V. Hatch

             7      Cosponsor:Bradley G. Last              8     
             9      LONG TITLE
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill amends the Utah Health Care Malpractice Act to establish a clear and
             12      convincing standard of evidence for fault in emergency medical care.
             13      Highlighted Provisions:
             14          This bill:
             15          .    defines emergency medical care in the Utah Health Care Malpractice Act; and
             16          .    establishes a clear and convincing standard for malpractice actions against health
             17      care providers arising from emergency medical care.
             18      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             19          None
             20      Other Special Clauses:
             21          None
             22      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             23      ENACTS:
             24          58-13-2.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             25     


             26      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             27          Section 1. Section 58-13-2.5 is enacted to read:
             28          58-13-2.5. Standard of proof for emergency care when immunity does not apply.
             29          (1) A person licensed under Title 58, Occupations and Professions, who is a health care
             30      provider as defined in Section 78-14-3 who provides emergency care in good faith, but is not
             31      immune from suit because of an expectation of payment, a legal duty to respond, or other
             32      reason under Section 58-13-2 , may only be liable for civil damages if fault, as defined in
             33      Section 78-27-37 , is established by clear and convincing evidence.
             34          (2) For purposes of Subsection (1), "emergency care" means the treatment of an
             35      emergency medical condition, as defined in Section 31A-22-627 , from the time that the person
             36      H. [ is transported to ] presents at .H the emergency department of a H. [ general acute ] .H
             36a      hospital H. [ , as defined in Section
             37      H. [ 26-12-2] 26-21-2 .H ,
] .H
and including any subsequent transfer to another hospital, until
             37a      the condition has been
             38      stabilized and the patient is either discharged from the emergency department or admitted to
             39      another department of the hospital.
             40          (3) Nothing in this section may be construed as:
             41          (a) altering the applicable standard of care for determining fault; or
             42          (b) applying the standard of proof of clear and convincing evidence to care outside of
             43      emergency care and the mandatory legal duty to treat.


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