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Committee hears amendment to extend medical-malpractice cap to physician assistants
Summary
The House Business and Labor Committee heard testimony on an amendment to House Bill 458 that would add physician assistants to the statute limiting non-economic damages in medical-malpractice cases. Proponents said the change reflects Montana’s 2023 expansion of PA practice; opponents said there was no evidence PAs need such protection.
Representative Etchert opened the hearing on House Bill 458 and said the amendment would add physician assistants to the state statute limiting non-economic damages in medical-malpractice cases.
The amendment would replace most of the current bill text with the existing medical-malpractice non-economic damages limitation statute and explicitly include “physician assistant” in the definition of health care provider.
Jean Branscum, CEO of the Montana Medical Association, testified in support. “This amended bill gets it down…
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