Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2778

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Bill Status of SB2778 93rd General Assembly

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Short Description: CD CIV PRO-MEDICAL MALPRACTICE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

735 ILCS 5/2-622

from Ch. 110, par. 2-622

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Requires that the report from the reviewing health professional for a pro se plaintiff in a medical malpractice action contain the name and address of the reviewing health professional and documentation of compliance with the qualifying requirements for being a reviewing health professional. Provides that a reviewing health professional that provides frivolous or improper review of a case shall be liable to each of the parties for the reasonable costs and attorneys' fees expended in resolving the case. Provides that a review shall be found frivolous if it is substantially lacking in factual support, is based upon a standard of care or practice that lacks substantial use in the relevant specialty or field of practice, or is made for an improper purpose, such as to harass or cause needless increase in the cost of litigation. Limits the extension to one 90-day extension for a pro se plaintiff who was unable to obtain a reviewing physician's reports and who has not previously voluntarily dismissed an action based upon the same or substantially the same acts, omissions, or occurrences.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Makes a technical change in the Section concerning healing art malpractice.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/5/2004	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
2/5/2004	Senate	First Reading
2/5/2004	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/18/2004	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
2/23/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
2/23/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
2/24/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
2/24/2004	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2/26/2004	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 008-000-000
2/26/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
3/24/2004	Senate	Second Reading
3/24/2004	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
3/26/2004	Senate	Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e), January 11, 2005.
8/24/2004	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
1/11/2005	Senate	Session Sine Die