Arizona Senate committee agenda omits medical malpractice bill.

Arizona Capitol Times reports that the Arizona´s Senate "Healthcare and Medial Liability Reform Committee met June 10 to consider bills," but "missing from the agenda was a medical malpractice reform bill" that "would raise the bar of proof required to convict an emergency room physician of medical malpractice to 'clear and convincing' evidence" from a preponderance of evidence. "It is unclear when the bill will be heard, although the measure is still slated for this session." Several Democrats in the legislature "are worried that the measure could deny citizens the ability to sue negligent physicians."

This is a very important issue for all people in Arizona. We do not want doctors who provide vital care to be held to a lower standard of care than every other physician in the state.