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House Journal: Page 989: Monday, March 27, 1995

H-3419

 1     Amend House File 394 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 2, by striking lines 14 and 15 and
 3   inserting the following:  "The times limited for
 4   actions herein, except".
 5     2.  Page 2, by striking lines 21 through 24 and
 6   inserting the following:  "an action.  However, in
an
 7   action brought for medical malpractice any extension,
 8   in favor of a minor, of the limitation on commencing
 9   the action shall not exceed eight years.  As used in
10   this section,".
11     3.  Title page, line 2, by striking the words
12   "under six years of age".
Amendment H-3419 lost.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Leave of absence was granted as follows:
Dinkla of Guthrie on request of Eddie of Buena Vista.
Bernau of Story offered the following amendment H-3418 filed by
Brand of Benton and moved its adoption:
H-3418

 1     Amend House File 394 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 2, line 24, by inserting after the word
 3   "action." the following:  "However, if an injury
 4   occurs due to medical malpractice which could not have
 5   been discovered within the periods provided in this
 6   section due to the latent onset of symptoms or because
 7   medical technology was not sophisticated enough to
 8   detect the result, then a minor shall have until two
 9   years after discovery of the injury to commence an
10   action."
Roll call was requested by Moreland of Wapello and Bernau of
Story.
On the question "Shall amendment H-3418 be adopted?" (H.F. 394)
The ayes were, 36:
Baker          	Bell           	Bernau         	Burnett
Cataldo        	Cohoon         	Connors        	Doderer
Drees          	Fallon         	Hanson         	Harper
Holveck        	Hurley         	Jochum         	Koenigs
Kreiman        	Larkin         	Mascher        	May 
McCoy          	Mertz          	Moreland       	Mundie
Murphy         	Myers          	Nelson, L.       	O'Brien
Ollie          	Running        	Schrader       	Shoultz
Warnstadt      	Weigel         	Wise           	Witt

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