General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 6253 |
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January Session, 2009 |
LCO No. 2125 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. FRITZ, 90th Dist. |
AN ACT CONCERNING PRETRIAL SCREENING OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish a mandatory pretrial screening and mediation process in any case where professional negligence of a health care provider is alleged, and to provide that such screening and mediation be conducted by a panel selected from a pool of health care providers, attorneys and retired judges of the Superior Court selected by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Statement of Purpose:
To establish mandatory pretrial screening and mediation in medical malpractice cases in order to encourage settlement of meritorious claims and withdrawal of nonmeritorious claims.