,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1 #bjac,mr4
 ,toomey 7= himself & ,mr4 ,c>p]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit !       
e/abli%m5t ( c]ta9 /&>ds ( c>e or duties
 ( c>e ow$ by heal? c>e provid]s to     
pati5ts 9 any m$ical malpractice or     
m$ical product liability action or      
claim4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,/&>d ( ,c>e ,protection ,act4
  #b4 ,rule ( con/ruction reg>d+ heal?  
c>e provid] /&>ds ( c>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 developm5t1 recognition1 or            
implem5tation ( any guidel9e or o!r /&>d
 "u any ,f$]al heal? c>e provision %all 
n be con/ru$ 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      
claim4  7b7 ,def9itions ,= purposes (   
?is section3 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 &
 subtitle ,b ( title ,,iii ( ! ,heal?   
,c>e & ,education ,reconciliation ,act (
 #bjaj 7,public ,law #aaa-aeb71 & titles
 ,,xviii & ,,xix ( ! ,social ,security  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq4 &     
#acif et seq474  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 law 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$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act   
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7 or section #cea ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb774  7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m    
,/ate includes ! #ej ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 
( ,columbia1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & any o!r    
commonweal?1 possession1 or t]ritory ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,no preemption ,no 
provision ( ! ,pati5t ,protection &     
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7,public ,law       
#aaa-adh71 title ,i or subtitle ,b (    
title ,,iii ( ! ,heal? ,c>e & ,education
 ,reconciliation ,act ( #bjaj 7,public  
,law #aaa-aeb71 or title ,,xviii or     
,,xix ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #acie et seq4 & #acif et seq47
 %all be con/ru$ to preempt any ,/ate or
 common law gov]n+ m$ical malpractice or
 m$ical product liability actions or    
claims4