A bill to restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes.
Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award up to ten demonstration grants to states for the development, implementation, and evaluation of alternatives to current tort litigation for resolving disputes over injuries allegedly caused by health care providers or health care organizations. Requires such states to: (1) develop such an alternative to current tort litigation; and (2) promote a reduction of health care errors by allowing for patient safety data related to such disputes to be collected and analyzed by organizations that engage in voluntary efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery.
Sets forth model alternatives to current tort litigation that states may utilize.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7635-7637)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7637-7638)
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-710.
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