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.