PRINTER'S NO. 1510
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
145
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY SCHEMEL, HEFFLEY, KAUFFMAN, R. MACKENZIE AND
ZIMMERMAN, JUNE 9, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 9, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to
conduct a study as to the feasibility of establishing a no-
fault catastrophic loss fund to provide payment for claims
brought as the result of birth-related neurological injuries.
WHEREAS, The Commonwealth is facing a critical shortage of
physicians specializing in obstetrics in both its rural and
urban areas; and
WHEREAS, Obstetrics is a high-risk medical specialty, and
physicians practicing obstetrics pay high medical malpractice
insurance premiums, which continue to rise; and
WHEREAS, A birth other than a medically defined "normal
birth" frequently leads to a malpractice claim against the
attending physician, making obstetricians among those most
affected by claims of medical malpractice; and
WHEREAS, The cost of claims related to birth-related
neurological injuries are particularly high; and
WHEREAS, Obstetric services are vital to the health and
welfare of the people of this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives direct the
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Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study as
to the feasibility of establishing a no-fault catastrophic loss
fund to provide payment for claims brought as the result of
birth-related neurological injuries; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
submit its report to the General Assembly within one year from
the adoption of this resolution.
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