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Committee hears bill allowing quick motion to dismiss criminal charges tied to health-care practice
Summary
Representative Staffman presented House Bill 437, which would allow a health-care worker charged with a crime arising from clinical care to file an immediate motion to dismiss; prosecutors would need to show intent and a breach of the applicable standard of care to proceed.
Representative Staffman opened the hearing on House Bill 437 and described the bill as a response to staffing shortages and a specific case in Nashville where a nurse charged after a medication error prompted a mass walkout.
“This bill does not affect licensing in any way whatsoever of health care professionals, nor does it affect civil liability,” Staffman said, and clarified the bill applies to criminal complaints, informations or indictments arising from conduct in the course of providing health care.
Under the bill, a licensed health-care worker charged with a crime arising from clinical…
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