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Is the Health Care Liability Reform Act of 2004 just about caps on non-economic damages?

April 26, 2017ACT caps Damages health care liability non-economic reform

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Is the Health Care Liability Reform Act of 2004 just about caps on non-economic damages?

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No. Capping non-economics damages at $250K is just one part of the multi-faceted bill. The bill would also; help preserve the system of free clinics in the city by extending and expanding the Free Clinic Immunity Act to cover physicians, registered nurses, and nurse-midwives who provide free care; mandate the development of a system for reporting medical errors in hospitals; limit attorney contingency fees so that more money goes to the patient; establish additional regulation of medical liability insurance companies; and more. See the attached “Summary of the Health Care Liability Reform Act of 2004” for details on the bill.