3.0.0 3378 2019-11-15T21:33:45Z 2019-11-15T21:33:45Z House H HR 2005-07-21 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-08-05T18:46:19Z Referred to 2005-07-21T14:02:25Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-07-21T14:02:30Z Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2005 109 2657 HR 2005-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2005-08-05 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-07-21 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2005-07-21 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2005-07-21 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2005-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 N M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2005-07-21 True R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2005-07-21 True L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2005-07-21 True Health Accident prevention Accreditation (Medical care) Administrative procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Communication in medicine Conferences Confidential communications Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer complaints Contempt of court Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Damages Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Disciplining of employees Discovery (Law) Discrimination in employment Drugs Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Employee rights Evidence (Law) Federal aid to health facilities Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Frivolous lawsuits Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health information systems Higher education Indexing (Economic policy) Insurance companies Insurance premiums Internet Law Lawyers Legal ethics Legal fees Liability (Law) Liability insurance Licenses Mediation Medical associations Medical education Medical malpractice Medical records Medical supplies Medical technology Patients' rights Performance measurement Physicians Professional associations Promotions Punitive damages Quality of care Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Standards State laws Statistics Subpoena Telephone Web sites Whistle blowing Health 00 2005-07-21 Introduced in House 2005-10-13T19:13:26Z Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2005 - Limits the non-economic damages that an individual may recover from a health care provider for an injury or death as the result of health care malpractice to $250,000 as adjusted for inflation from 1975.

Requires a medical malpractice action to be dismissed unless the signer of complaint certifies its validity.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop voluntary performance standards applicable to state medical boards; and (2) establish an interstate patient reporting and physician tracking database.

Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states and health care entities to carry out mediation programs to resolve health care malpractice allegations without litigation.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the voluntary disclosure of patient safety information to patient safety organizations. Makes such information privileged. Directs the Secretary to establish a database to receive relevant non-identifiable patient safety information.

Limits the liability of a health care provider that provides information to a state medical board regarding the competence or professional conduct of a physician.

]]> Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2005 Display Title Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To provide comprehensive reform regarding medical malpractice. Introduced in House 2005-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3378ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3378ih.xml 2005-08-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.