US Congress Senate Bill 1769 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 21 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Standard of Care Protection Act - Provides that the development, recognition, or implementation of any guideline or other standard under any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health care-related parts of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, or titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act shall not be construed to establish the standard or duty of care owed by a health care provider to a patient in any medical malpractice or medical product liability action or claim. Prohibits such health care provisions from being construed to preempt any state or common law governing medical malpractice or medical product liability actions or claims.

Standard of Care Protection Act

Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]

Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-11-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB2810 (Related) 2014-03-14 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
HB4015 (Related) 2014-03-24 - Received in the Senate.
SB2000 (Related) 2014-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2110 (Related) 2014-03-12 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 327.
SB2122 (Related) 2014-03-13 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 330.
SB2157 (Related) 2014-03-26 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 336.
HB4209 (Related) 2014-04-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HB4750 (Related) 2014-07-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1769/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1769/BILLS-113s1769is.pdf