US HB921 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 129-60-1-1)
Status: Engrossed on September 13 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on September 13 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-09-13 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016 Provides that for purposes of medical professional liability insurance or civil and criminal malpractice liability determinations, a physician or athletic trainer (covered sports medicine professional) who is authorized to practice medicine in a state (primary state) and who provides medical services to an athlete or athletic team in a state where such professional is not authorized to practice (secondary state) shall be deemed to have provided such medical services in the primary state, provided that prior to providing the covered medical services such professional has disclosed the nature and extent of such services to the entity that provides such professional with medical professional liability insurance in the primary state.
Title
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2016
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-13 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
| 2016-09-12 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2016-09-12 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5304) |
| 2016-09-12 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 921. |
| 2016-09-12 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5304-5305) |
| 2016-09-12 | House | Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2016-09-12 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 572. |
| 2016-09-12 | House | Committee on the Judiciary discharged. |
| 2016-09-12 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-736, Part I. |
| 2016-07-13 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 2016-07-13 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2016-07-12 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2016-06-08 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . |
| 2016-06-08 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2016-06-07 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2015-02-13 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-02-12 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2015-02-12 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2015-02-12 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2015-02-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB689 (Related) 2015-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Athletes
Civil actions and liability
Health
Health care quality
Health personnel
Jurisdiction and venue
Professional sports
School athletics
Civil actions and liability
Health
Health care quality
Health personnel
Jurisdiction and venue
Professional sports
School athletics
