Indiana Senate Bill 152 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-25 - Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medical malpractice. Increases the maximum amount recoverable for an injury or a death of a patient in a medical malpractice action from $1,250,000 to $1,650,000 after December 31, 2016. Increases the maximum amount recoverable from a health care provider in a medical malpractice action from $250,000 to $450,000 after December 31, 2016. Requires the insurance commissioner to increase these maximum amounts based on percentage increases of the Consumer Price Index (CPI): (1) beginning January 1, 2019, if there was an overall CPI percentage increase for calendar years 2016, 2017, and 2018; and (2) on January 1 every four calendar years

Medical malpractice. Increases the maximum amount recoverable for an injury or a death of a patient in a medical malpractice action from $1,250,000 to $1,650,000 after December 31, 2016. Increases the maximum amount recoverable from a health care provider in a medical malpractice action from $250,000 to $450,000 after December 31, 2016. Requires the insurance commissioner to increase these maximum amounts based on percentage increases of the Consumer Price Index (CPI): (1) beginning January 1, 2019, if there was an overall CPI percentage increase for calendar years 2016, 2017, and 2018; and (2) on January 1 every four calendar years

Sen. Brent Steele [R]

Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]

Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-25	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2016-01-05	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2016-01-05	Senate	Authored by Senators Steele and Charbonneau

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/senate/152/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/1/1/6/51160708/SB0152.01.INTR.pdf