,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #iba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjae   
,mr4 ,gu?rie 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 
& ,mr4 ,womack7 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 provide         
protections = c]ta9 sports m$ic9e       
pr(essionals :o provide c]ta9 m$ical    
s]vices 9 a second>y ,/ate4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,sports 
,m$ic9e ,lic5sure ,cl>ity ,act ( #bjae4 
#b4 ,*oice ( law protections = cov]$    
sports m$ic9e pr(essionals  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,if a cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional  
provides cov]$ m$ical s]vices to an     
a?lete1 an a?letic team1 or a /aff memb]
 ( an a?lete or a?letic team 9 a        
second>y ,/ate1 su* s]vices %all be     
deem$ to h be5 provid$ 9 ! prim>y ,/ate 

= ! foll[+ purposes3  7#a7 ,det]m9+ !   
m$ical pr(essional liability insurance (
 t pr(essional4  7#b7 ,det]m9+ ! civil &
 crim9al malpractice liability ( t      
pr(essional4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
,act ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7#a7    
,a?lete ,! t]m a?lete means an          
individual--  7,a7 compet+ 9 a sport+   
ev5t sponsor$ or sanction$ by a national
 gov]n+ body2 or  7,b7 = :om an         
in/itution ( high] education provides a 
cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional4  7#b7  
,a?letic team ,! t]m a?letic team means 
a sports team-- 7,a7 compos$ (          
individuals :o are paid to p>ticipate on
 ! team2  7,b7 compos$ ( individuals :o 
are compet+ 9 a sport+ ev5t sponsor$ or 
sanction$ by a national gov]n+ body2 or 
7,c7 = :i* an in/itution ( high]        
education provides a cov]$ sports m$ic9e
 pr(essional4  7#c7 ,cov]$ m$ical       
s]vices ,! t]m cov]$ m$ical s]vices     
means g5]al m$ical c>e1 em]g5cy m$ical  
c>e1 or a?letic tra9+ s]vices4 ,su* t]m 
does n include c>e provid$ by a cov]$   

sports m$ic9e pr(essional--  7,a7 at a  
heal? c>e facility2 or  7,b7 :ile a     
heal? c>e provid] legally au?oriz$ to   
practice 9 ! second>y ,/ate is          
transport+ ! injur$ individual to a     
heal? c>e facility4  7#d7 ,cov]$ sports 
m$ic9e pr(essional ,! t]m cov]$ sports  
m$ic9e pr(essional means a physician or 
a?letic tra9] :o-- 7,a7 is legally      
au?oriz$ to practice 9 ! prim>y ,/ate2  
7,b7 provides cov]$ m$ical s]vices1     
pursuant to a writt5 agreem5t ) an      
a?letic team1 national gov]n+ body1 or  
in/itution ( high] education1 to an     
individual :o is a memb] or /aff ( !    
a?letic team2 &  7,c7 prior to provid+ !
 cov]$ m$ical s]vices describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,b71 has disclos$ ! nature 
& ext5t ( su* s]vices to ! entity t     
provides ! physician or a?letic tra9] ) 
m$ical pr(essional liability insurance 9
 ! prim>y ,/ate4  7#e7 ,heal? c>e       
facility ,! t]m heal? c>e facility means
 a facility 9 :i* m$ical c>e1 diagnosis1
 or treatm5t is provid$ on an inpati5t  

or outpati5t basis4 ,su* t]m does n     
include facilities at an ar5a or /adium 
or tempor>y facilities exi/+ = ev5ts :]e
 a?letic teams are compet+4  7#f7       
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    
in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja74  7#g7 ,national gov]n+ body ,!  
t]m national gov]n+ body has ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bbjeja ( title  
#cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#h7 ,prim>y 
,/ate ,! t]m prim>y ,/ate means ! ,/ate 
9 :i* ! cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional 
is legally au?oriz$ to practice pursuant
 to a writt5 agreem5t ) an a?letic team1
 national gov]n+ body1 or in/itution (  
high] education4  7#i7 ,second>y ,/ate  
,! t]m second>y ,/ate means any ,/ate 9 
:i* ! cov]$ sports m$ic9e pr(essional is
 n legally au?oriz$ to practice4  7#aj7 
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al 
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ea*   
commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4