Bill Text: AZ HB2118 | 2012 | Fiftieth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Technical correction; malpractice claim review

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced [HB2118 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2012-HB2118-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: technical correction; malpractice claim review

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2012

 

 

 

HB 2118

 

Introduced by

Representative Seel

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 32-146, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to architects, assayers, engineers, geologists, home inspectors, landscape architects and surveyors.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 32-146, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE32-146.  Malpractice claim review

A.  On the filing of a complaint in any malpractice action the plaintiff's attorney shall forward a copy of the complaint to the board and a report containing the information required in subsection B.

B.  The report required by subsection A shall contain the following information:

1.  The name and address of each defendant.

2.  The name and address of each plaintiff.

3.  The names name and addresses address of each registrant providing services to the plaintiff.

4.  A statement specifying the nature of the occurrence resulting in the malpractice action.

C.  The report required by subsection A is not discoverable and not admissible as evidence.

D.  On receipt of a report required by subsection A, the board shall initiate an investigation into the matter to determine if the registrant against whom the claim is filed is in violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule promulgated adopted under this chapter. END_STATUTE