H 3794 General Bill, By J.G. Felder, J.D. Bradley, T.E. Huff and J.I. Rogers
    A Bill to establish the South Carolina Medical Tort Claims Commission consisting of seven members elected by the General Assembly for terms of six years which shall hear and resolve all medical tort claims against health care providers in this State and to provide for its organization, powers, duties, and procedures, including the awarding of damages for economic and noneconomic losses and when appropriate, punitive damages when the Commission finds negligence on the part of the health care provider and to establish the South Carolina Medical Indemnity Fund from which awards for damages resulting from negligence must be paid, to provide for a Fund Director appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, to provide that the Fund must consist of annual assessments on all health care providers and interest earned thereon, and to provide that expenses of administering the Fund may be paid therefrom.

04/10/86	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-2307
04/10/86	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-2307