92nd General Assembly
Summary of SB1670
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Senate Sponsors:
CRONIN.

Short description: 
GOVT TORT IMMUN-PATIENT CARE                                               

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Local Governmental  and  Governmental  Employees  Tort      
   Immunity Act.  Provides that no action for damages for injury or death      
   arising  out  of patient care may be brought against a local entity or      
   public employee more than 2 years (instead  of  one  year)  after  the      
   claimant  knew  or should have known of the injury or death, but in no      
   event more than 4 years after the  act  alleged  to  have  caused  the      
   injury or death.  Applies to pending actions.  Effective immediately.       
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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