A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Federal Torts Claim Act) to extend medical malpractice coverage to free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extent as certain Federal officers and employees.

3.0.0 1578 2023-01-11T13:18:10Z 2023-01-11T13:18:10Z Senate S S 2009-08-05 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-08-05T18:17:33Z 2009-08-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8867) IntroReferral 2009-08-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8866) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-08-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N L000572 Sen. LeMieux, George S. [R-FL] George LeMieux R FL S. 2009-12-08 False Law Civil actions and liability Government liability Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Law

00 2009-08-05 Introduced in Senate 2009-10-30T20:17:45Z Amends the Federal Torts Claim Act to extend medical malpractice coverage, treating the United States as liable, to free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extent as certain federal officers and employees.

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A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Federal Torts Claim Act) to extend medical malpractice coverage to free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extent as certain Federal officers and employees. Display Title A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Federal Torts Claim Act) to extend medical malpractice coverage to free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extent as certain Federal officers and employees. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Federal Torts Claim Act) to extend medical malpractice coverage to free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extent as certain Federal officers and employees. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1578is/xml/BILLS-111s1578is.xml 2009-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8867) 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.