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- H.R.4007
H.R.4007: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to 5 States to establish medical malpractice tribunal pilot programs, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Nov. 3, 2009
- Latest Major Action Nov. 3, 2009
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Bill Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to five states to establish pilot programs under which: (1) each medical malpractice case is heard in the first instance by a medical tribunal composed of a state trial court judge, a physician, and a lawyer; and (2) the tribunal shall hear all evidence that would be admissible in state court and determine whether it would be sufficient to support a finding for the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Nov. 3, 2009 |
Introduced in the House by Christopher Lee (R-N.Y.) |