3.0.0 2363 2019-11-15T21:21:17Z 2019-11-15T21:21:17Z House H HR 2011-06-24 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PRICE of Georgia:H.R. 2363.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1, Clause 9, and Clause 18 of Section 8 of ArticleI.[Page H4576]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-24T20:12:01Z Referred to 2011-06-24T13:03:05Z 2011-06-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-06-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 N P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2011-07-26 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Department of Health and Human Services Health care quality Health personnel Health programs administration and funding State and local government operations Health 00 2011-06-24 Introduced in House 2011-09-15T12:10:50Z Health Care OverUse Reform Today Act (HealthCOURT Act) of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for the selection and issuance of best practice guidelines for treatment of medical conditions.

Requires the Secretary to contract with a qualified physician consensus-building organization to develop guidelines and issue a rule that provides for the establishment of such guidelines. Prohibits the Secretary from making a rule that includes guidelines other than those submitted by such organization.

Requires the Secretary to routinely review guidelines and, as necessary, enter into additional contracts to issue guidelines.

Prohibits a court from awarding noneconomic damages or punitive damages in any health care lawsuit with respect to treatment that is consistent with a guideline issued under this Act.

Prohibits guidelines from being introduced as evidence of negligence or deviation in the standard of care in any health care lawsuit unless such guidelines have previously been introduced by the defendant.

Declares that there shall be no presumption of negligence if a health care provider provides treatment in a manner inconsistent with such guidelines.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to award grants to states for the development, implementation, and evaluation of administrative health care tribunals for the resolution of disputes concerning injuries allegedly caused by health care providers. Sets forth provisions governing the operation of such tribunals, including requiring a review of allegations by an expert panel to assess liability.

]]> Health Care OverUse Reform Today Act (HealthCOURT Act) of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Health Care OverUse Reform Today Act (HealthCOURT Act) of 2011 Display Title Health Care OverUse Reform Today Act (HealthCOURT Act) of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To establish performance-based quality measures, to establish limitations on recovery in health care lawsuits based on compliance with best practice guidelines, and to provide grants to States for administrative health care tribunals. Introduced in House 2011-06-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2363ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2363ih.xml 2011-06-24 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.