US Congress House Bill 4750 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on May 28 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014 - 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: (1) 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, or (2) preempt any standard or duty of care established under state or common law. Prohibits such health care provisions from being construed to preempt any state or common law governing medical professional or medical product liability actions or claims.

Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014

Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Steve Stockman [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2014-05-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-05-28	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2014-05-28	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2014-05-28	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.

HB4015 (Related) 2014-03-24 - Received in the Senate.
SB1769 (Related) 2013-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB2000 (Related) 2014-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4750/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4750/BILLS-113hr4750ih.pdf