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HR 5243 111th Congress House

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to clarify that the Act does not affect standards or procedures in medical malpractice actions.

Introduced: May 6, 2010 Introduced by: Cuellar, Henry Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 6, 2010
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.
May 6, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 6, 2010
Introduced in House
May 6, 2010
Referred to House Judiciary
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 Latest action May 6, 2010

Referred to House Judiciary

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to prohibit the development, recognition, or implementation of any guideline or other standard under any provision of PPACA from being construed to establish the standard of care or duty of care owed by health care providers to their patients in any medical malpractice action or claim.

Declares that nothing in PPACA shall be construed to modify or impair state law governing legal standards or procedures used in medical malpractice cases, including the authority of a state to make or implement such law.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5243: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to clarify that the Act does not affect standards or procedures in medical malpractice actions.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5243/
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"H.R. 5243: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to clarify that the Act does not affect standards or procedures in medical malpractice actions.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5243/.
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H.R. 5243, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5243/.
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[H.R. 5243: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to clarify that the Act does not affect standards or procedures in medical malpractice actions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5243/)
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