Bill Title: 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

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-25 - Senator Randolph added as coauthor [SB0152 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Brent Steele [R]	Primary	Inactive	Inactive	SD-044	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ed Charbonneau [R]	Primary	Webmail	317-232-9400	SD-005	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lonnie Randolph [D]	Cosponsor	Webmail	800-382-9467	SD-002	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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