2014-04-11                     Senate Journal                      Page 2410
HB 250                                                                                                                        
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 250(HSS) am BY THE HOUSE                                                                                  
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, entitled:                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
          "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."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee.