3.0.0 1481 2023-01-11T16:47:39Z 2023-01-11T16:47:39Z Senate S S 2007-05-24 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-24T18:09:33Z 110 2497 HR 2007-05-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2007-05-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-05-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6855-6856) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2007-05-24 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2007-06-27 False Health Alternative dispute resolution Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to health facilities Grants-in-aid Law Medical malpractice Medical statistics Quality of care Health

00 2007-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2007-08-22T18:39:02Z 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 efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of health care.

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