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HR 816 112th Congress House

Provider Shield Act of 2011

Official title: To prevent the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice or medical product liability cases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 4, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Civil actions and liabilityDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEvidence and witnessesHealth care quality
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Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Feb 18, 2011
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.
Feb 18, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provider Shield Act of 2011 - Declares that the development, recognition, or implementation of any guideline or other standard under specified Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) provisions related to health care quality shall not be construed to establish the standard of care or duty of care owed by a health care provider to a patient in any medical malpractice or medical product liability case.

Repeals a PPACA provision requiring the Comptroller General to study whether the development, recognition, or implementation of any such guideline or other standard would result in the establishment of a new cause of action or claim.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 1 Republican 9
Marchant, Kenny
· Nov 29, 2012
Granger, Kay
· Jul 31, 2012
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Jul 31, 2012
Rogers, Mike
· Jul 31, 2012
MYRICK, SUE
· Jul 25, 2012
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jun 18, 2012
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 5, 2012
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · May 30, 2012
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· May 30, 2012
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Apr 24, 2012
Poe, Ted
· Jan 31, 2012
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Jul 6, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 14, 2011
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jun 14, 2011
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 13, 2011
Olson, Pete
· Jun 13, 2011
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 4, 2011
Cardoza, Dennis
· Mar 2, 2011
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 18, 2011
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 18, 2011
Murphy, Tim
· Feb 18, 2011
SMITH, LAMAR
· Feb 18, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 816: Provider Shield Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-816/
MLA
"H.R. 816: Provider Shield Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-816/.
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H.R. 816, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-816/.
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[H.R. 816: Provider Shield Act of 2011](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-816/)
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