,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ba1 
#bjac,mr4 ,toomey 7for himself and ,mr4 
,carper7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to limit the establishment of certain
 standards of care or duties of care    
owed by health care providers to        
patients in any medical malpractice or  
medical product liability action or     
claim4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,standard of ,care      
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,rule of         
construction regarding health care      
provider standards of care  7a7 ,in     
general ,the development1 recognition1  
or implementation of any guideline or   
other standard under any ,federal health
 care provision shall not be construed  
to establish the standard of care or    
duty of care owed by a health care      
provider to a patient in any medical    
malpractice or medical product liability

 action or claim4  7b7 ,definitions ,for
 purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,federal
 health care provision ,the term        
,federal health care provision means any
 provision of the ,patient ,protection  
and ,affordable ,care ,act 7,public ,law
 #aaa-adh71 title ,i and subtitle ,b of 
title ,,iii of the ,health ,care and    
,education ,reconciliation ,act of #bjaj
 7,public ,law #aaa-aeb71 and titles    
,,xviii and ,,xix of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq4 and #acif et seq474  7#b7 ,health  
care provider ,the term health care     
provider means any individual or        
entity-- 7,a7 licensed1 registered1 or  
certified under ,federal or ,state laws 
or regulations to provide health care   
services2 or  7,b7 required to be so    
licensed1 registered1 or certified but  
that is exempted by other law or        
regulation4  7#c7 ,medical malpractice  
or medical product liability action or  
claim ,the term medical malpractice or  
medical product liability action or     

claim means a medical malpractice action
 or claim 7as defined in section #dca7g7
 of the ,health ,care ,quality          
,improvement ,act of #aihf 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aaaea7g777 and includes a    
liability action or claim relating to a 
health care provider's prescription or  
provision of a drug1 device1 or         
biological product 7as such terms are   
defined in section #bja of the ,federal 
,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cba7 or section #cea of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb774  7#d7 ,state ,the term
 ,state includes the #ej ,states1 the   
,district of ,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1  
and any other commonwealth1 possession1 
or territory of the ,united ,states4    
7c7 ,no preemption ,no provision of the 
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh71     
title ,i or subtitle ,b of title ,,iii  
of the ,health ,care and ,education     
,reconciliation ,act of #bjaj 7,public  
,law #aaa-aeb71 or title ,,xviii or     

,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq4 and #acif et   
seq47 shall be construed to preempt any 
,state or common law governing medical  
malpractice or medical product liability
 actions or claims4