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Committee advances substitute to limit physician personal-asset exposure in malpractice judgments
Summary
A committee substitute for HB195 would shield certain personal assets of individual medical providers from malpractice judgments when the provider carries accepted insurance or is part of the Patient Compensation Fund; supporters say it protects providers and access to care, opponents say it risks restricting victims' civil remedies.
Representative Lorelita Sapienski, the sponsor, introduced a substitute for House Bill 195 that would protect specified "personal assets" of an individual medical provider (a "natural person") from judgments in medical malpractice cases when the provider carries appropriate insurance or participates in the Patient Compensation Fund (PCF). Sapienski said she drafted the substitute after meeting with many providers who fear losing homes, college funds and other personal property after malpractice judgments.
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