3.0.0 1337 2020-02-10T17:00:36Z 2022-02-08T17:27:15Z Senate S S 2005-06-29 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2006-06-22T22:26:04Z Referred to 2005-06-30T03:00:31Z 2006-06-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-710. Committee 2005-06-29 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7637-7638) IntroReferral 2005-06-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7635-7637) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2005-06-29 True Health Alternative dispute resolution Courts of special jurisdiction Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Health planning Law Liability insurance Medical malpractice Quality of care State laws Health 00 2005-06-29 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-27T14:47:42Z Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award up to ten demonstration grants to states for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternatives to current tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or health care organizations. Requires such states to: (1) develop such an alternative to current tort litigation; and (2) promote a reduction of health care errors by allowing for patient safety data related to such disputes to be collected and analyzed by organizations that engage in voluntary efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery.

Sets forth model alternatives to current tort litigation that states may utilize.

]]> Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act Short Titles as Introduced Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act Display Title Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1337is/xml/BILLS-109s1337is.xml 2006-06-22 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-710. 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.