NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The sponsor of a proposal to put caps on damages from malpractice lawsuits against nursing homes has decided to send the measure to a study committee after the legislative session.
The proposal sponsored by Rep. Randy Rinks, a Savannah Democrat, was sent to a joint study committee by the House Civil Practice Subcommittee on Tuesday.
Rinks says the study panel will be made up of five members each from the House and the Senate.
The measure would have placed a $300,000 cap on non-economic damages from any lawsuit over injury or death at nursing homes. Punitive damages would have been limited to double the judgment for non-economic damages.
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