You have voted HB-3127: As introduced, provides that in a health care liability action, a medical expert is limited to testimony concerning the standard of acceptable professional practice in the local community and testimony of the regional or national standard and why it is applicable is inadmissible. - Amends TCA Section 29-26-115..

You have voted HB-2979: As enacted, specifies that upon the filing of any healthcare liability action, the named defendant may petition the court for a qualified protective order allowing the defendant and their attorneys the right to obtain protected health information during interviews, outside the presence of claimant or claimant's counsel, with the relevant patient's treating healthcare providers. - Amends TCA Section 29-26-121..

You have voted HB-1976: As introduced, establishes requirements for skilled nursing facility liability actions. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26..

You have voted HB-1640: As introduced, provides that tort actions brought against a nursing home, home for the aged or assisted-living facility based upon the provision of health care services is a medical malpractice action and is governed by the provisions of Title 29, Chapter 26. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 68, Chapter 11..

You have voted HB-1157: As introduced, prohibits recovery in a medical malpractice case for negligent diagnosis or treatment that decreases a patient's chances of avoiding death or any other adverse medical condition when the death or other adverse medical condition would have occurred even if the defendant had not been negligent. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26..

You have voted HB-174: As introduced, establishes new requirements for medical malpractice actions in an emergency department of a hospital. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26..

You have voted SB-726: Provides with respect to the limitations on recovery in medical malpractice cases. (gov sig).

You have voted SB-514: Provides relative to the Patient's Compensation Fund and its administration by the Patient's Compensation Fund Oversight Board. (8/15/10).

You have voted SB-443: Provides relative to civil actions against healthcare providers. (gov sig).

You have voted SB-153: Relating to depositions of witnesses in a health care liability claim..

You have voted SB-152: Relating to the standard of proof in health care liability claims involving emergency care..

You have voted HB-3101: Relating to the deceptive trade practice of charging for certain preventable adverse health care events..

You have voted HB-3100: Relating to billing for certain adverse events that occur during the provision of health care services..

You have voted HB-1995: Relating to the liability of volunteer audiologists and speech-language pathologists who provide certain speech, language, and hearing evaluations..

You have voted HB-1126: Relating to the finality of an administrative law judge's decision in a contested case involving disciplinary action against a physician..

You have voted SB-934: Relating to health care liability insurance for certain long-term care facilities..