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2014-09-19 House Journal

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2014-09-19                     House Journal                      Page 2884
HB 250                                                                                                                        
The following was enrolled, signed by the Speaker and Chief Clerk,                                                              
President and Secretary of the Senate, and the engrossed and enrolled                                                           
copies were transmitted to the Office of the Governor at 9:55 a.m.,                                                             
July 2, 2014:                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 250(HSS) am                                                                                         
      "An Act making an expression of apology, sympathy,                                                                        
      commiseration, compassion, or benevolence by a health care                                                                
      provider inadmissible in a medical malpractice case; requiring a                                                          
      health care provider to advise a patient or the patient's legal                                                           
      representative to seek legal advice before making an agreement                                                            
      with the patient to correct an unanticipated outcome of medical                                                           
      treatment or care; and amending Rules 402, 407, 408, 409, and                                                             
      801, Alaska Rules of Evidence."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The following memorandum dated May 19, 2014, was received from                                                                  
Patty Rose, Enrolling Secretary, Division of Legal and Research                                                                 
Services:                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
"In accordance with Rule 43, Uniform Rules of the Alaska State                                                                  
Legislature, I am reporting the following manifest errors in CSHB
250(HSS) am, which have been corrected in enrolling:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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      Delete "as"                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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      Delete "as""