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Feb 14, 2023 · Indiana’s Medical Malpractice Act caps the total damages a victim is able to pursue and makes doctors liable for $250,000 in damages for any one case and up to $750,000 in any given year. The act also sets up the Indiana Patient Compensation Fund (PCF) to cover costs above $250,000.
INDIANA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 848-4 Advanced Practice Nursing and Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Nursing Rule 1. Definitions Page 47 848 IAC 4-1-1 Applicability Page 47 848 IAC 4-1-2 “Board” defined Page 48 848 IAC 4-1-3 “Advanced practice nurse” defined Page 48
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Indiana was the first state to pass medical malpractice reform legislation in 1975. Our law has repeatedly withstood constitutionality challenges, unlike laws in many other states that have been overturned. Indiana’s act caps total damages available to a patient for an act of malpractice at $1.25 million. The cap has been raised twice since 1975.
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INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW. This Article provides an overview of notable healthcare law updates in Indiana that have been a focus for legal practitioners this past year. First, this Article will discuss Indiana Medical Malpractice Act updates, State COVID-19 Immunity Laws, provide a COVID-19 Vaccination update, and a healthcare privacy update.
Apr 1, 2016 · Indiana Medical Malpractice Act Revision Signed Into Law. For the first time in nearly two decades, lawmakers in Indiana have voted in favor of a change to the cap on medical malpractice damages in the state for those who have been a victim of medical malpractice. The cap in place for cases prior to July 1, 2017 limited the amount of damages ...
Nov 14, 2018 · Ind. Code §34-18-7-1. This law is an “occurrence-based” statute of limitations, “meaning that an action for medical malpractice generally must be filed within two years from the date the alleged negligent act occurred rather than from the date it was discovered.”. [2] While the Indiana Supreme Court has upheld “the facial ...
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May 23, 2011 · The Indiana Medical Malpractice Act has to be followed in a negligence case when the healthcare provider is a “qualified healthcare provider” – which essentially means that the healthcare provider has followed certain steps, which include obtaining malpractice insurance coverage and paying a surcharge funds the monies managed by the Indiana Patient’s Compensation Fund.
