House Sponsors: BURKE-WOJCIK. Senate Sponsors: CULLERTON Short description: CIV PRO-MED MALPRACT-NAPRAPATH Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the "Civil Practice" Article of the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that in a healing art malpractice action, if an affidavit of consultation with a health professional is filed as to a defendant who is a naprapath, the written report determining that there is reasonable and meritorious cause for filing the action must be from a licensed naprapath. Makes this provision applicable to pending actions. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes provision stating that the provisions of this amendatory Act apply to any actions against a defendant who is a naprapath that are pending at the time of the effective date. Provides instead that the provisions of this amendatory act do not apply to or affect any actions pending at the time of its effective date, but apply to cases filed on or after its effective date. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Administrative Office of Ill. Courts) No fiscal impact on the Judicial Branch. JUDICIAL NOTE, H-AM 1 There would be neither a decrease nor increase in the need for the number of judges. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 HB568, with H-am 1, fails create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (DCCA) HB 568 imposes no additional requirements and would not have a fiscal impact on units of local gov't. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status