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Senate adopts substituted medical‑liability framework that narrows prior immunity proposal
Summary
Senate sponsors replaced blanket‑immunity language in SB171 with a first substitute that creates a procedural defense for health care providers who deviate from medical norms only after meeting documentation, disclosure and consent steps; sponsors said the change balances patient safety and clinical innovation.
Senators on Feb. 23 adopted a first substitute to Senate Bill 171 that removes earlier language construed as a broad immunity for health care providers and replaces it with a structured statutory defense tied to specific procedural safeguards.
Sponsor Senator Cullimore said the substitute responds to stakeholder concerns and lays out clear steps a provider must take before deviating from established medical norms: remain within scope of practice, ensure the…
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