3.0.0 314 2023-01-11T13:20:58Z 2023-01-11T13:20:58Z House H HR 2011-01-18 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THORNBERRY:H.R. 314.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H256]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-07T20:10:22Z Referred to 2011-01-18T19:02:35Z 2011-02-07 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2011-01-18 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-01-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 N R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 16 2011-01-25 False G000569 Rep. Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] Michael Grimm R NY G. 13 2011-01-25 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-18] Bob Gibbs R OH 18 2011-02-08 False Law Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Evidence and witnesses Government studies and investigations Health care quality Judges Judicial procedure and administration Specialized courts State and local courts Law 00 2011-01-18 Introduced in House 2011-01-22T18:11:07Z Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states to develop, implement, and evaluate health care tribunals. Defines "health care tribunal" to mean a trial court or administrative tribunal: (1) the sole function of which is to adjudicate disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers; (2) to which all or a portion of such disputes within a jurisdiction are assigned; and (3) the judges for which have health care expertise and render decisions about the standard of care in dispute adjudication, with reliance on independent expert witnesses commissioned by such court or tribunal.

Permits the Attorney General to provide technical assistance to states to: (1) develop common definition, formats, and data collection infrastructure for states to use in reporting in order to facilitate aggregation and analysis of data within and between states; and (2) provide guidance about the identification and selection of heath care tribunal judges and independent expert witnesses, compensation of injured patients, and clinical resources relating to the standard of care.

Requires the Attorney General to contract with a research organization to evaluate and report on the effectiveness of grants awarded, to include an analysis of the effect of such grants on: (1) the number, nature, and costs of health care liability claims; (2) the liability environment; (3) health care quality; and (4) patient safety.

]]> Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 Display Title Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To provide grants to States for health care tribunals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-01-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr314ih/xml/BILLS-112hr314ih.xml 2011-02-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. 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.