According to the bill, the statute of limitation on malpractice will expire one year after the event, except that on acts considered offences.
The new draft act regulates civil liability in the case of medical staff and healthcare service providers.
Malpractice cases will be analyzed by local special commissions, also tasked with settling conflicts between patients and medical staff amicably.
If the commission decides a negligent medical act has been committed, the insurer that protects medical staff or healthcare service providers from the risks of liabilities will send a full compensation offer to the harmed patients or to their families.
The bill states that failure to sign a malpractice insurance contract is considered disciplinary offence and is punishable by cancelling the right to practice medicine or by withdrawing the authorization to operate.