H.B. 2887
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Good Samaritan Act to reenact certain provisions of Public Act 94-677, which was declared to be unconstitutional. Includes explanatory and validation provisions. Makes changes relating to the reenactment, including revisory changes. Also makes these substantive changes: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to lower the rate of interest payable on judgments; to provide for annual indexing of those rates; and to delay the accrual of interest in certain cases where a federal Medicare lien may exist against the judgment. Includes an inseverability provision.

S.B. 1887
Amends the Illinois Insurance Code, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Good Samaritan Act to reenact certain provisions of Public Act 94-677, which was declared to be unconstitutional. Includes explanatory and validation provisions. Makes changes relating to the reenactment, including revisory changes with apologies by medical professionals. Also makes these substantive changes: Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to lower the rate of interest payable on judgments; to provide for annual indexing of those rates; and to delay the accrual of interest in certain cases where a federal Medicare lien may exist against the judgment. Includes an inseverability provision.

S.B. 1888
Re-enacts and repeals various statutory provisions to eliminate changes that were made by Public Act 89-7, which was held to be void in its entirety by the Illinois Supreme Court in . Repeals a provision of the Code of Civil Procedure concerning standards for economic and non-economic damages that was added by Public Act 94-677 and was specifically declared unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court in and the Sorry Works! Pilot Program Act, which was declared unconstitutional because of the inseverability clause contained in Public Act 94-677.

H.B. 2123
Enacts the Kansas adverse medical outcome transparency act; concerns evidence in civil actions; expression of sympathy, compassion or benevolent acts by health care providers not admissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence of an admission against interest.

S.B. 142
Passed Senate 3/23/11
Concerns evidence in civil actions; expressions of apology, sympathy, commiseration or condolence not admissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence of an admission against interest.

H.B. 418
Provides that in any claim, complaint or civil action brought by or on behalf of a patient allegedly experiencing an unanticipated outcome of medical care, any and all statements, affirmations, gestures, activities or conduct expressing benevolence, regret, apology, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, mistake, error, or a general sense of concern which are made by a health care provider, facility or an employee or agent of a health care provider or facility, to the patient, a relative of the patient, or a representative of the patient and which relate to the unanticipated outcome shall be inadmissible as evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding and shall not constitute an admission of liability or an admission against interest.

H.B. 421
Provides that in any claim, complaint or civil action brought by or on behalf of a patient allegedly experiencing an unanticipated outcome of medical care, any and all statements, affirmations, gestures, activities or conduct expressing benevolence, regret, apology, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, mistake, error, or a general sense of concern which are made by a health care provider, facility or an employee or agent of a health care provider or facility, to the patient, a relative of the patient, or a representative of the patient and which relate to the unanticipated outcome shall be inadmissible as evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding and shall not constitute an admission of liability or an admission against interest.

H.B. 494
Relates to the admissibility of evidence in judicial or administrative proceeding pertaining to adverse health care management.

H.B. 1519
Relates to medical peer review and patient safety. Provides that in any claim, complaint or civil action brought by or on behalf of a patient allegedly experiencing an unanticipated outcome of medical care, any and all statements, affirmations, writings, gestures, activities, or conduct expressing apology, regret, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, mistake, error, or a general sense of benevolence which are made by a health care provider, an employee or agent of a health care provider, or by a health care facility to the patient, family of the patient, or a representative of the patient and which relate to the unanticipated outcome shall be inadmissible as evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding and shall not constitute an admission of liability or a statement against interest.

H.B. 1849
Improves the quality of health care and controlling costs by reforming health systems and payments.

S.B. 766
Improves patients' access to timely compensation.

S.B. 808
Provides that in any claim, complaint or civil action brought by or on behalf of a patient allegedly experiencing an unanticipated outcome of medical care, any and all statements, affirmations, gestures, activities or conduct expressing benevolence, regret, apology, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, mistake, error, or a general sense of concern which are made by a health care provider, facility or an employee or agent of a health care provider or facility, to the patient, a relative of the patient, or a representative of the patient and which relate to the unanticipated outcome shall be inadmissible as evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding and shall not constitute an admission of liability or an admission against interest.

S.B. 834
Provides that in any claim, complaint or civil action brought by or on behalf of a patient allegedly experiencing an unanticipated outcome of medical care, any and all statements, affirmations, gestures, activities or conduct expressing benevolence, regret, apology, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, mistake, error, or a general sense of concern which are made by a health care provider, facility or an employee or agent of a health care provider or facility, to the patient, a relative of the patient, or a representative of the patient and which relate to the unanticipated outcome shall be inadmissible as evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding and shall not constitute an admission of liability or an admission against interest.

S.B. 17
This bill makes certain statements by medical care providers to an alleged victim and the alleged victim’s relatives and representatives inadmissible as evidence in any medical injury action.

S.B. 95
Signed by governor 5/16/11, Chapter 30
Requires insurer to defend claim of malpractice if claim is based on disclosure of adverse event by health practitioner to patient or patient's family. Applies to insurance policies issued or renewed on or after effective date of Act. Authorizes Oregon Patient Safety Commission to include any serious adverse event on list of reportable events. Requires commission to collaborate with providers of ambulatory health care for purposes related to patient safety. Specifies that health care institution, health care facility or other entity that employs licensee of Oregon Medical Board is not admitting liability when institution, facility or other entity expresses regret or apologizes.

S.B. 565
Amends the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L.154, No.13), known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act, in medical professional liability, providing for benevolent gesture or admission by health care provider or assisted living residence.

S.B. 348
This act provides that expressions of sympathy, statements by a health care provider to a patient or to the patient's family regarding the outcome of such patient's medical care and treatment, including reports of medical/health care errors or unanticipated outcomes as required by or in accordance with JCAHO's standards, and any offers by a health care provider to undertake corrective action to assist the patient would be inadmissible as evidence or an admission of liability in any claim, action or proceeding against the provider.

H.J.R. 38
Adopted 3/8/11
This joint resolution amends Utah Rule of Evidence, Rule 409 regarding expressions of apology by health care professionals and employees.

S.B. 103
This bill provides that a statement or conduct of a health care provider that expresses apology, benevolence, compassion, condolence, fault, liability, remorse, responsibility, or sympathy to a patient or patient's relative or representative is not admissible into evidence or subject to discovery in any civil action or administrative hearing regarding the health care provider as evidence of liability or as an admission against interest.