HR 4791 · 103th Congress · Health
Medical Malpractice Fairness Act of 1994
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.(1994-08-05)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Federal Reform of Health Care Malpractice Title III: Requirements for ADR Medical Malpractice Fairness Act of 1994 - Title I: General Provisions - Sets forth provisions regarding definitions and the period of applicability of this Act. Title II: Federal Reform of Health Care Malpractice - Prohibits a health care malpractice action from being brought in any: (1) State court unless the claim that is the subject of the action has been initially resolved under an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) system certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (or, in the case of a State in which such a system is not in effect, under the alternative Federal system established under this Act); and (2) Federal court based on diversity of citizenship unless the claim has been initially resolved under the system that applied in the State whose law applies. Directs the Attorney General to establish an ADR process for the resolution of tort claims consisting of such claims brought against the United States. Prohibits an action based on such a claim from being brought in any Federal court unless the claim has been initially resolved un…
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2 Democrats18 Republicans