H.R. 3459 · 111th Congress
Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2009
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Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2009 - Limits the non-economic damages that an individual may recover from a health care provider for an injury or death as the result of health care malpractice to $250,000 as adjusted for inflation from 1975.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 31, 2009
Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2009 - Limits the non-economic damages that an individual may recover from a health care provider for an injury or death as the result of health care malpractice to $250,000 as adjusted for inflation from 1975.
Requires a medical malpractice action to be dismissed unless the signer of complaint certifies its validity.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) develop voluntary performance standards applicable to state medical boards; and (2) establish an interstate patient reporting and physician tracking database.
Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states and health care entities to carry out mediation programs to resolve health care malpractice allegations without litigation.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the voluntary disclosure of patient safety information to patient safety organizations. Makes such information privileged. Directs the Secretary to establish a database to receive relevant non-identifiable patient safety information.
Limits the liability of a health care provider that provides information to a state medical board regarding the competence or professional conduct of a physician.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2009
Latest action (Sep 8, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 31, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.