,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dgej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bh1 #bjad ,mr4  
,g+rey ( ,georgia 7= himself & ,mr4     
,cuell>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to cl>ify !        
treatm5t ( heal? c>e provid] /&>ds ( c>e
 "u ,f$]al heal? c>e provisions4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/&>d ( ,c>e ,protection ,act ( #bjad4  
#b4 ,rule ( con/ruction reg>d+ heal? c>e
 provid] /&>ds ( c>e  7a7 ,ma9t5ance (  
/ate /&>ds ,! developm5t1 recognition1  
or implem5tation ( any guidel9e or o!r  
/&>d "u any ,f$]al heal? c>e provision  
%all n be con/ru$--  7#a7 to e/abli% !  
/&>d ( c>e or duty ( c>e ow$ by a heal? 
c>e provid] to a pati5t 9 any m$ical    
malpractice or m$ical product liability 

action or claim2 or  7#b7 to preempt any
 /&>d ( c>e or duty ( c>e1 ow$ by a     
heal? c>e provid] to a pati5t1 duly     
e/abli%$ "u ,/ate or common law4  7b7   
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act3     
7#a7 ,f$]al heal? c>e provision ,! t]m  
,f$]al heal? c>e provision means any    
provision ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &     
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7,public ,law       
#aaa-adh71 title ,i or subtitle ,b (    
title ,,ii ( ! ,heal? ,c>e & ,education 
,reconciliation ,act ( #bjaj 7,public   
,law #aaa-aeb71 or title ,,xviii or     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act4  7#b7 
,heal? c>e provid] ,! t]m heal? c>e     
provid] means any individual or entity--
  7,a7 lic5s$1 regi/]$1 or c]tifi$ "u   
,f$]al or ,/ate laws or regulations to  
provide heal? c>e s]vices2 or  7,b7     
requir$ to be s lic5s$1 regi/]$1 or     
c]tifi$ b t is exempt$ by o!r /atute or 
regulation4  7#c7 ,m$ical malpractice or
 m$ical product liability action or     
claim ,! t]m m$ical malpractice or      
m$ical product liability action or claim

 means a m$ical malpractice action or   
claim 7z def9$ 9 section #dca7g7 ( !    
,heal? ,c>e ,quality ,improvem5t ,act ( 
#aihf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aaaea7g777 &      
includes a liability action or claim    
relat+ to a heal? c>e provid]'s         
prescription or provision ( a drug1     
device1 or biological product 7z su*    
t]ms are def9$ 9 section #bja ( ! ,f$]al
 ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act or      
section #cea ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act74  7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate includes
 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 &
 any o!r commonweal?1 possession1 or    
t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4        
,pres]vation ( ,/ate law ,no provision (
 ! ,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e 
,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh71 title ,i  
or subtitle ,b ( title ,,ii ( ! ,heal?  
,c>e & ,education ,reconciliation ,act (
 #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-aeb71 or title
 ,,xviii or ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security 
,act %all be con/ru$ to preempt any     
,/ate or common law gov]n+ m$ical       
pr(essional or m$ical product liability 

actions or claims4