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Archive Home > 2005 > April > 14 > Bill to shield health clinics clears Senate

Bill to shield health clinics clears Senate

Volunteer providers would be exempt from majority of malpractice lawsuits

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
April 14, 2005

SALEM - It won't solve Oregon's health care crisis, but a pair of bills that cleared the state Senate on Wednesday could help open doors to more access at low-income clinics.

The legislation, inspired in part by the Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades in Bend, would lower barriers that....

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