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\nKentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a bill altering the medical malpractice system by creating panels of medical providers to review claims of error or neglect.<\/p>\n
\nKentucky lawmakers have given final approval to a bill altering the medical malpractice system by creating panels of medical providers to review claims of error or neglect.<\/p>\n
The bill won final passage in the Senate on Friday after senators accepted changes made by the House. The measure now goes to Governor Matt Bevin.<\/p>\n
Medical review panels would scrutinize the merits of lawsuits against health care providers or institutions before cases proceed to court.<\/p>\n
Opponents say the measure will likely provoke legal action challenging its constitutionality.<\/p>\n
The House changes included requiring review panels to issue opinions in nine months or malpractice lawsuits could proceed in court.<\/p>\n
The original bill allowed the panel’s opinions to automatically be admitted into court as evidence. Under the final version, trial judges would be asked to decide on admissibility.
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