3.0.0 4007 2023-01-11T13:17:20Z 2023-01-11T13:17:20Z House H HR 2009-11-03 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-11-03T13:03:42Z 2009-11-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000568 Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] Christopher Lee R NY J. 26 N H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 52 2009-11-03 True Health Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Judges Lawyers and legal services Specialized courts Health 00 2009-11-03 Introduced in House 2010-05-05T20:55:16Z Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to five states to establish pilot programs under which: (1) each medical malpractice case is heard in the first instance by a medical tribunal composed of a state trial court judge, a physician, and a lawyer; and (2) the tribunal shall hear all evidence that would be admissible in state court and determine whether it would be sufficient to support a finding for the plaintiff. Permits the plaintiff to pursue a case through the state's usual judicial process: (1) if the tribunal determines that the evidence would be sufficient; or (2) if the tribunal determines that the evidence would be insufficient, but only after filing with the clerk of the court a bond in an amount determined by the state trial court judge.

Permits the Secretary to award a grant to only a state that: (1) has an average cost of medical malpractice insurance that exceeds the national average; and (2) has not placed a limit on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases or established a medical tribunal program similar to the one described in this Act.

Directs the Secretary to collect from each state that receives grant funds, after the end of the third fiscal year, certain data regarding: (1) changes in the average cost of medical malpractice insurance, the number of physicians actively practicing medicine, the number of medical malpractice liability insurance carriers, the amounts paid by such carriers pursuant to settlements or judgments, and the percentage of medical malpractice cases settled prior to trial; and (2) the number of cases that were considered meritorious by the tribunal, and the number that were considered nonmeritorious, that were tried to a judgment and the number of such judgments that were for the plaintiff.

]]> To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to 5 States to establish medical malpractice tribunal pilot programs, and for other purposes. Display Title To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to 5 States to establish medical malpractice tribunal pilot programs, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to 5 States to establish medical malpractice tribunal pilot programs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4007ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4007ih.xml 2009-11-03 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.