,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjac ,mr4 
,g+rey ( ,georgia 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,burgess1 ,mr4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4             
,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,roe (
 ,t5nessee1 & ,mr4 ,jones7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,pati5t ,protection &
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act s z to elim9ate !  
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human
 ,s]vices to limit ! ability ( m$ical   
provid]s to conduct lawful bus9ess1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,safegu>d+ ,c>e ,(     
,pati5ts ,ev]y:]e ,act or ! ,,scope     
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!       
practice ( m$ic9e is guid$ by a set (   
pr9ciples conta9$ 9 ! ,hippocratic oa?1 
:i* 9 "p directs m$ical practition]s to 
8rememb] t ,i d n treat a fev] *>t1 a   
canc]\s gr[?1 b a sick human be+04  7#b7
 ,hi/orically1 ! practice ( m$ic9e has  

be5 pr9cipally gov]n$ by ! laws ( ea* ( 
! #ej ,/ates1 n ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4     
7#c7 ,/ate m$ical lic5s+ & discipl9>y   
bo>ds adm9i/] m$ical practice laws & h !
 pr9cipal responsibility to protect !   
public f improp] & unlawful m$ical      
practices4  7#d7 ,su* bo>ds def9e       
activities t con/itute ! legitimate     
practice ( m$ic9e4  7#e7 ,! actions ( ! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices are
 n gov]n$ by ! ,hippocratic oa? or a    
m$ical bo>d ( any ( ! #ej ,/ates4  7#f7 
,! actions ( ! ,secret>y are n det]m9$  
solely by ! ne$s ( pati5ts4  7#g7       
,individual & in/itutional f9ancial     
int]e/s c influ5ce ! discretion &       
actions ( ! ,secret>y4  7#h7 ,! ,pati5t 
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act1 9    
subsection 7h7 ( section #acaa 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjca71 grants ! ,secret>y ! 
au?ority to--  7,a7 make f9d+s reg>d+ ! 
quality ( m$ical c>e & ! activities t   
con/itute ! legitimate practice (       
m$ic9e2 &  7,b7 on ! basis ( ^! f9d+s1  
t]m9ate or limit ! ability ( m$ical     

provid]s to conduct lawful bus9ess1 ?us 
re/rict+ ! practice ( m$ic9e by curtail+
 economic activity4  7b7 ,purpose ,!    
purpose ( ?is ,act is to remove f !     
,secret>y su* improp] au?ority1 :i*     
pres5ts a ?reat to ! heal? & welf>e (   
pati5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 ,repeal 
( re/rictions on ! pr(essional practice 
( physicians & o!r heal? c>e provid]s   
ent]+ into contracts ) heal? plans      
,section #acaa ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &
 ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#ahjca7 is am5d$ by /rik+ subsection    
7h71 relat+ to ! au?ority ( ! ,secret>y 
( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to regulate  
contracts betwe5 qualifi$ heal? plans & 
heal? c>e provid]s bas$ on f9d+s ( heal?
 c>e quality4