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S*1059 (Rat #0445, Act #0373 of 2006) General Bill, By Hutto, Gregory, Hawkins, Campsen, Cleary, Lourie, Alexander, Martin and Short
Summary: Unanticipated Medical Outcome Reconciliation Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 19-1-190 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA UNANTICIPATED MEDICAL OUTCOME RECONCILIATION ACT" WHICH CONTAINS CERTAIN FINDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS, PROVIDES THAT IN A CLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF A PATIENT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCING AN UNANTICIPATED OUTCOME OF MEDICAL CARE, CERTAIN STATEMENTS, GESTURES, ACTIVITIES OR CONDUCT EXPRESSING BENEVOLENCE, REGRET, APOLOGY, CONDOLENCE, MISTAKE, OR ERROR MADE BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR HIS EMPLOYEE TO CERTAIN PERSONS ARE INADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OF LIABILITY OR AN ADMISSION AGAINST INTEREST, TO PROVIDE THAT A DEFENDANT IN A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION MAY WAVE THE INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN STATEMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION AFFECTS THE SOUTH CAROLINA RULES OF EVIDENCE. - ratified title
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Summary: Unanticipated Medical Outcome Reconciliation Act
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 19-1-190 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA UNANTICIPATED MEDICAL OUTCOME RECONCILIATION ACT" WHICH CONTAINS CERTAIN FINDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS, PROVIDES THAT IN A CLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF A PATIENT ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCING AN UNANTICIPATED OUTCOME OF MEDICAL CARE, CERTAIN STATEMENTS, GESTURES, ACTIVITIES OR CONDUCT EXPRESSING BENEVOLENCE, REGRET, APOLOGY, CONDOLENCE, MISTAKE, OR ERROR MADE BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR HIS EMPLOYEE TO CERTAIN PERSONS ARE INADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION OF LIABILITY OR AN ADMISSION AGAINST INTEREST, TO PROVIDE THAT A DEFENDANT IN A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACTION MAY WAVE THE INADMISSIBILITY OF CERTAIN STATEMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION AFFECTS THE SOUTH CAROLINA RULES OF EVIDENCE. - ratified title
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| 01/18/06 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-7 |
| 01/18/06 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7 |
| 01/25/06 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Gregory, Hawkins, Campsen, Courson, Lourie |
| 03/01/06 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-23 |
| 03/02/06 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 04/25/06 | Senate | Amended SJ-47 |
| 04/25/06 | Senate | Read second time SJ-47 |
| 04/26/06 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House SJ-30 |
| 04/27/06 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-6 |
| 04/27/06 | House | Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-6 |
| 05/03/06 | House | Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-29 |
| 05/03/06 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-29 |
| 05/30/06 | House | Recalled from Committee on Judiciary HJ-31 |
| 05/31/06 | House | Read second time HJ-39 |
| 06/01/06 | House | Read third time and enrolled HJ-23 |
| 06/07/06 | Ratified R 445 | |
| 06/09/06 | Signed By Governor | |
| 06/16/06 | Copies available | |
| 06/16/06 | Effective date 06/09/06 | |
| 06/23/06 | Act No. 373 |