3.0.0 1475 2023-01-11T13:30:45Z 2023-01-11T13:30:45Z Senate S 2015-06-02 114 ssbu00 Budget Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2015-06-08T22:12:19Z ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-06-02T15:21:45Z Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act 114 2603 HR 2015-06-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS 2015-06-08 ssbu00 Budget Committee Senate Committee on the Budget. Hearings held in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Committee 2015-06-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-06-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY N C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2015-06-02 True Health Civil actions and liability Federal district courts Government information and archives Health care quality Health personnel Jurisdiction and venue State and local courts Health 00 2015-06-02 Introduced in Senate 2015-09-09T12:03:32Z Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act

Establishes a framework for health care liability lawsuits to undergo review by independent medical review panels if health care professionals (practicing physicians or their agents or employees) allege adherence to applicable clinical practice guidelines.

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish clinical practice guidelines provided and maintained by national or state medical societies or medical specialty societies designated by HHS. Sets forth standards for the development of guidelines, including standards related to transparency, the composition of the panel, and the review of existing evidence. Prohibits holding a professional organization or a participant in guideline development liable for injury allegedly caused by adherence to a guideline to which they contributed.

Declares that this Act does not preempt: (1) any state or federal law that imposes greater procedural or substantive protections for health care providers and health care organizations from liability, loss, or damages than those provided under this Act; (2) any state or federal law that creates a cause of action; or (3) any defenses otherwise available.

Gives jurisdiction of health care liability actions against health care professionsals, providers, or organizations to district courts. Allows a defendant to remove any health care liability action brought in a state court to a district court.

Requires an independent medical review in health care liability actions that have been removed to a district court if the eligible professionals allege that they adhered to applicable clinical practice guidelines. Sets forth procedures for the use of the panel's findings at trial.

]]> Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act Display Title Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the creation of a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to clinical practice guidelines. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act Introduced in Senate 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1475is/xml/BILLS-114s1475is.xml 2015-06-08 Committee on the Budget. Hearings held in Villanova, Pennsylvania. 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.