This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
Fiscal Note - SB 0141 - Amends medical malpractice statute of limitations
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO.: 0371-02
BILL NO.: Perfected SS for SB 141
SUBJECT: Civil procedure, liability, medical procedures and personnel, physicians, health care professionals.
TYPE: Original
DATE: February 9, 1999
FISCAL SUMMARY
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| University of Missouri Health Sciences Center | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
(Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| None | |||
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| Local Government | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
In response to similar legislation, the Office of the State Courts Administrator, Office of the Attorney General, Office of the State Public Defender, and the Office of Prosecution Services assumed the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Oversight assumes the proposed legislation would increase costs to hospitals as it would increase their exposure to the potential filing of medical malpractice lawsuits.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| Costs - University of Missouri Health | |||
| Sciences Center | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| Costs - County Hospitals | (Unknown) | (Unknown) | (Unknown) |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business | |||
| Small businesses in the health care field could have more exposure to liability due to an increased statute of limitations regarding the filing of medical malpractice lawsuits. | |||
DESCRIPTION
The proposed legislation would allow a claimant to bring an action within two years after the date of discovery or two years after the claimant should have discovered the negligence. The act of negligence referred to in this proposal is the failure to inform the patient of the results of medical tests. No action could be brought for any negligent failure to inform about the results of medical tests performed more than two years before the effective date of the proposal. Minors would have until their twentieth birthday to bring action.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program, and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Office of the State Courts Administrator
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the State Public Defender
Office of Prosecution Services
University of Missouri
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 9, 1999