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Committee advances bill to shield certain personal assets of health-care providers from malpractice collection
Summary
A House committee advanced an amended substitute for HB 195 to protect specified personal assets owned by listed health‑care providers from collection after medical‑malpractice judgments; supporters said it safeguards providers and aids retention while opponents warned it could limit patient remedies.
A House committee on Feb. 17 advanced an amended substitute for House Bill 195, a measure that would prevent certain personal assets of named health‑care providers from being subject to collection after a medical‑malpractice judgment. The committee approved a motion to report the substitute favorably, 9‑0.
Supporters told the committee the bill responds to physicians’ fears about losing homes, college savings and other personally held assets after judgments. Deborah Condit,…
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