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36th Legislature of United States Virgin Islands

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36 25-0189 36-0048

An Act amending title 22, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3 relating to annual rate changes for medical malpractice liability insurance and amending title 27, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1 by increasing the limitation on recovery in medical malpractice actions from $250,000 to $400,000; designating the records and testimony gathered by quality improvement committees as confidential; and establishing additional requirements for filing medical malpractice claims

Introduced 03-28-2025
Committee 01-21-2025
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Received 01-13-2025   An Act amending title 22, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3 relating to annual rate changes for medical malpractice liability insurance and amending title 27, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 1 by increasing the limitation on recovery in medical malpractice actions from $250,000 to $400,000; designating the records and testimony gathered by quality improvement committees as confidential; and establishing additional requirements for filing medical malpractice claims
Assigned 01-21-2025   Date Assigned
To Senator 03-25-2025   Date to Senator
Introduced 03-28-2025   Date Introduced
Committee 01-21-2025 Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services Committee
Committee Action 09-29-2026 Committee on Health, Hospitals, and Human Services AMENDED AND REPORTED OUT TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND JUDICIARY; AMEND NO. 36-917
Remarks 03-25-2025   03/25/25 - SIGNED BLUE REC'D 02/20/25 - ADDITIONAL INFO REC'D