3.0.0 3865 2023-01-13T04:50:10Z 2023-01-13T04:50:10Z House H HR 2005-09-22 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-10-07T20:12:26Z Referred to 2005-09-22T14:02:30Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-09-22T14:02:35Z 2005-10-07 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-09-22 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 2005-09-22 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 2005-09-22 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 2005-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 N Health Accreditation (Medical care) Administrative procedure Alternative dispute resolution Civil actions and liability Claims Commerce Commercial arbitration Department of Health and Human Services Department of Justice Evidence (Law) Federal preemption Finance and Financial Sector Frivolous lawsuits Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Insurance companies Insurance premiums Law Legal fees Liability insurance Licenses Medical malpractice Medical personnel Medical records Peer review organizations (Medicine) Physicians State laws Tax-exempt organizations Taxation Trusts and trustees Health 00 2005-09-22 Introduced in House 2005-12-01T16:43:46Z Medical Malpractice Insurance Corporation Act - Authorizes the establishment of corporations to provide medical malpractice insurance to health care professionals and providers based on customary coverage terms and liability amounts. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to certify corporations as medical malpractice insurance corporations if they meet the requirements of this Act, which include that excess earnings of such corporations are used to reduce premiums paid by the insured. Allows such corporations to operate and function without hindrance or impedance in all states.

Prohibits any medical malpractice liability action from being brought against a health care professional or provider without an affidavit from a qualified specialist or medical expert that there is a reasonable and meritorious cause for filing the action.

Requires the Secretary to establish medical malpractice arbitration panels to hear and render decisions on all medical malpractice claims. Mandates participation in such panels. Allows participants dissatisfied with the results to bring a federal civil action.

Requires the Attorney General to proscribe regulations to ensure that such arbitration: (1) is affordable; (2) encourages timely resolution of medical malpractice claims; (3) encourages the consistent and fair resolution of such claims; and (4) provides for reasonable convenient access to dispute resolution.

]]> Medical Malpractice Insurance Corporation Act Display Title Medical Malpractice Insurance Corporation Act Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of medical malpractice insurance corporations which may operate and function without hindrance or impedance in any or all of the States, to limit frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medical Malpractice Insurance Corporation Act Introduced in House 2005-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3865ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3865ih.xml 2005-10-07 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.