Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, clarifies that the prohibition of holding a teaching hospital vicariously liable for any act or omission of an intern, resident, or fellow in the course of a training program of a medical school owned or operated by this state, under a legal theory of implied or apparent agency, ostensible agency, or any other theory of vicarious liability except actual agency, applies regardless of the individual's official title. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2019
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Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
3
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Facilities, Licensure, & Regulations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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