3.0.0 4993 2023-01-14T22:48:20Z 2023-01-14T22:48:20Z House H HR 2004-07-22 108 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-07-22T14:10:50Z 2004-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2004-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000275 Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] JOHN SHADEGG R AZ 3 N F000444 Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 6 2004-07-22 True N000159 Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] CHARLES NORWOOD R GA W. 9 2004-07-22 True T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 2004-07-22 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2004-09-07 False Health Civil actions and liability Commerce Contractors Damages Emergency Management Emergency medicine Finance and Financial Sector Group medical practice Hospitals Juries Law Legal fees Liability (Law) Liability insurance Medical malpractice Medically uninsured Medicare Physicians Punitive damages Social Welfare Health 00 2004-07-22 Introduced in House 2004-09-30T20:41:20Z Emergency Care Liability Relief Act - Limits noneconomic and punitive damages for injuries arising from the provision of uncompensated care by emergency care providers.

Authorizes the award of attorney's fees and costs in actions in which a party's liability or such damages are contested. Requires liability for such awards to be allocated to the nonprevailing party personally, the attorney or law firm representing such party if representation was on a contingent fee basis, or both, taking into account specified factors.

Requires the court, in actions in which liability or noneconomic or punitive damages described in this Act are contested, to instruct the jury that it must take into account the effect of the amount to be awarded in damages on the price and availability of health care liability insurance.

]]> Emergency Care Liability Relief Act Display Title Emergency Care Liability Relief Act Official Title as Introduced To limit the liability of hospitals and emergency departments for noneconomic and punitive damages when providing uncompensated care, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Care Liability Relief Act Introduced in House 2004-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4993ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4993ih.xml 2004-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.