Amends South Carolina's medical malpractice laws to adjust noneconomic damages limits and exceptions.
This bill amends South Carolina's medical malpractice laws by modifying the noneconomic damages limit and exceptions. It specifies that the noneconomic damages limit does not apply if the defendant was grossly negligent, wilful, wanton, or reckless, or if the defendant has been convicted of a felony related to the same conduct. It also adjusts the maximum civil liability for defendants in certain cases. The bill revises the definition of "occurrence" under the Tort Claims Act and modifies the limitation on liability for governmental entities.
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