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House committee approves HB 437 to raise threshold for criminal prosecution of health-care providers
Summary
House Bill 437, sponsored by Representative Staffman, was reported favorably out of committee after floor debate emphasizing recruitment and retention of health-care professionals and clarifying that the bill targets criminal, not civil, liability.
House Bill 437, sponsored by Representative Staffman, was reported favorably out of committee after floor debate emphasizing recruitment and retention of health-care professionals and clarifying that the bill targets criminal, not civil, liability.
The bill allows a health-care provider who has been criminally charged in connection with the provision of health care to move to dismiss the charge unless the prosecutor can show by a preponderance of the evidence that the conduct was knowingly or…
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