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HR 1473 113th Congress House

Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013

Official title: To prevent certain Federal health care laws from establishing health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEvidence and witnessesHealth care quality
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 30, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Apr 12, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 10, 2013
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.
Apr 10, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013 - Declares that the development, recognition, or implementation of any guideline or other standard under any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or titles XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act 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 case.

Declares also that no provision of PPACA or amendments made by it shall be construed to preempt any state law governing medical professional liability cases.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 4 Republican 3
Olson, Pete
· Feb 27, 2014
Boustany, Charles
· Nov 21, 2013
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 28, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Aug 2, 2013
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jul 25, 2013
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jul 25, 2013
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 10, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 9, 2013
Stivers, Steve
· Jul 9, 2013
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 19, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Jun 19, 2013
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Apr 10, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1473: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1473/
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