PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 774, 992
PRINTER'S NO. 1077
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
747
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VOGEL, WHITE, SCARNATI, STEFANO, MENSCH, WARD,
FOLMER, BARTOLOTTA AND McILHINNEY, APRIL 20, 2015
SENATOR BROWNE, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED,
JUNE 22, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), entitled
"An act reforming the law on medical professional liability;
providing for patient safety and reporting; establishing the
Patient Safety Authority and the Patient Safety Trust Fund;
abrogating regulations; providing for medical professional
liability informed consent, damages, expert qualifications,
limitations of actions and medical records; establishing the
Interbranch Commission on Venue; providing for medical
professional liability insurance; establishing the Medical
Care Availability and Reduction of Error Fund; providing for
medical professional liability claims; establishing the Joint
Underwriting Association; regulating medical professional
liability insurance; providing for medical licensure
regulation; providing for administration; imposing penalties;
and making repeals," further providing for punitive damages;
providing for punitive damages study; and imposing duties on
the Insurance Commissioner.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 505(d) of the act of March 20, 2002
(P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and
Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, is amended to read:
Section 505. Punitive damages.
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(d) Total amount of damages.--The following shall apply:
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