3.0.0 321 2023-01-15T21:19:41Z 2023-01-15T21:19:41Z House H HR 2003-01-08 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-02-14T19:24:52Z Referred to 2003-01-08T15:05:30Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2003-01-08T15:05:25Z 2003-02-14 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Committee 2003-01-08 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2003-01-08 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-08 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2003-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000461 Rep. Toomey, Patrick J. [R-PA-15] PATRICK TOOMEY R PA J. 15 N Health Accident insurance Alternative dispute resolution Bribery Business records Commerce Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Department of Health and Human Services Disability insurance Disabled Drug approvals Drug industry Drugs Economics and Public Finance Evidence (Law) Federal employees Federal officials Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government liability (International law) Government paperwork Health insurance Indexing (Economic policy) International Affairs Labeling Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Liability (Law) Limitation of actions Medical malpractice Medical supplies Misconduct in office Packaging Products liability Punitive damages Social Welfare State laws Workers' compensation Health 00 2003-01-08 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z (Sec. 3) Establishes a statute of limitations for health care liability actions of one year from the date on which the alleged injury was discovered or should reasonably have been discovered, but in no case more than three years after the date the alleged injury occurred.

(Sec. 4) Makes a defendant in any health care liability action liable only for the amount of noneconomic damages attributable to such defendant. Limits total noneconomic damages for an injury to $250,000.

Outlines requirements for, and limitations on, the award of punitive damages. Permits periodic payments of any damages awarded for future economic and noneconomic loss exceeding $50,000.

Permits defendants to introduce evidence of collateral source payments.

(Sec. 5) Specifies limits to contingent fees.

(Sec. 6) Declares that any ADR used to resolve a health care liability action or claim shall contain provisions for a statute of limitations, noneconomic damages, joint and several liability, punitive damages, a collateral source rule, periodic payments, and limitations on contingent fees which are identical to the provisions of this Act.]]>

Common Sense Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2003 Display Title Common Sense Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced To establish limits on medical malpractice claims, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Common Sense Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2003 Introduced in House 2003-01-08T05:00:00Z 2003-02-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.