HB686 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul DeMarco

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Jamie IsonMary Sue McClurkin

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Civil procedure, immunity from civil liability for a graduate of an accredited medical school

Description

Under existing law, to be a licensed as a physician in Alabama, an individual must graduate from a medical school and receive additional training and education in a program known as residency training. These individuals are not immune from civil liability as a result of their acts or omissions arising out of and in the course of working and receiving training in a residency training program associated with the academic medical centers of the University of South Alabama or the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama.

This bill would provide that a graduate of medical school who is completing residency training shall not be civilly liable to any person for damages as a result of any action taken or recommendation made within the scope of his or her function when working in residency training programs associated with the academic medical centers of the University of South Alabama or the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama.

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Subjects

Physicians