,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gaje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #cj1 #bjah,mr4
 ,brat 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,com/ock1 ,mrs4
 ,radewag51 & ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln (    
,pu]to ,rico7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
ensure t c]ta9 heal? c>e contractors ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs are      
subject to ,f$]al tort claims laws1 to  
improve ! acc\ntability ( physicians ( !
 ,dep>tm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,brian 
,tally ,,va ,m$ical ,c>e & ,liability   
,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,acc\ntability ( 
heal? c>e provid]s at facilities ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,treatm5t ( contractors "u ,f$]al tort  
claims laws ,section #gcaf ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7g7    
7#a7 ,= purposes ( ?is section1 an      
individual :o is n an employee ( !      

,f$]al ,gov]nm5t b :o is au?oriz$ by !  
,secret>y to provide heal? c>e or       
treatm5t at a facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t    
pursuant to a contract or o!r agreem5t  
%all be treat$ z if ! individual 7 a    
heal? c>e employee ( ! ,adm9i/ration )  
respect to ! heal? c>e or treatm5t      
furni%$ by t individual 9 su* a facility
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7 ,if an individual 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is ! def5dant  
employee ( a civil action or proce$+    
pursuant to ?is section1 any claim ( t  
individual = b5efits "u an insurance    
policy ) respect to m$ical malpractice  
relat+ to su* civil action or proce$+   
%all be subrogat$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
7#c7  7,a7 ,if an individual describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 is ! def5dant employee (  
at lea/ ?ree sep>ate cov]$ cases dur+ a 
five-ye> p]iod1 ! ,secret>y--  7i7 %all 
revoke ! individual's au?orization to   
provide heal? c>e or treatm5t at a      
facility ( ! ,dep>tm5t2 &  7ii7 may n   
ent] into any contract or agreem5t t    
au?orizes ! individual to provide heal? 

c>e or treatm5t at a facility ( !       
,dep>tm5t4  7,b7 ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m 
cov]$ case means-- 7i7 a civil action or
 proce$+ pursuant to ?is section t      
result$ 9 a judgm5t aga9/ ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 or  7ii7 su* an action or       
proce$+ t ! ,unit$ ,/ates compromises or
 settles & ! ,secret>y det]m9es %\ld be 
treat$ z a cov]$ case = purposes ( ?is  
p>agraph4  4  7b7 ,notifications &      
outrea* reg>d+ ,f$]al tort claims ,su*  
section1 z am5d$ by subsection 7a71 is  
fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+   
new subsections3  7h7 ,n lat] ?an #cj   
days foll[+ ! date on :i* a judgm5t is  
ent]$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 a civil   
action or proce$+ pursuant to ?is       
section1 ! ,secret>y %all notify !      
foll[+ entities ) respect to su*        
judgm5t3  7#a7 ,! appropriate lic5s+    
entity ( ea* ,/ate 9 :i* a def5dant     
employee is lic5s$ z a heal? c>e        
pr(essional4  7#b7 ,! ,national         
,practition] ,data ,bank e/abli%$       
pursuant to ! ,heal? ,c>e ,quality      

,improvem5t ,act ( #aihf 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#aaaja et seq474  7i7 ,! ,secret>y %all 
publi% 9 a cle> & conspicu\s mann] on ! 
int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t an        
explanation ( ! rights ( an individual  
"u ?is section1 includ+--  7#a7 an      
explanation ( ! proc$ure to file an     
adm9i/rative claim pursuant to section  
#eae ( ?is title or section #bfge (     
title #bh2  7#b7 ! circum/ances "u :i*  
an individual may file a civil action or
 proce$+ pursuant to ?is section2 &     
7#c7 "t limits t c b> recov]y "u ?is    
section4  4  7c7 ,acc\ntability (       
physicians ( ! ,dep>tm5t ,section #gdfa 
( su* title is am5d$--  7#a7 9          
subsection 7a71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new s5t5ce3 8,! ,"u ,secret>y    
%all br+ su* *>ges bas$ on pr(essional  
conduct or compet5ce aga9/ a section    
#gdja7a7 employee :o is ! def5dant      
employee ( at lea/ ?ree sep>ate civil   
actions or proce$+s pursuant to section 
#gcaf ( ?is title t1 )9 a five-ye>      
p]iod--  7#a7 result$ 9 a judgm5t aga9/ 

! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7 7,a7 7        
compromis$ or settl$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y det]m9es %\ld be   
c\nt$ "u ?is s5t5ce = purposes ( br++   
su* *>ges4  2 &  7#b7 9 subsection      
7c77#c71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
subp>agraph3  7,c7 ,! provision ( c>e   
subject to a civil action or proce$+    
pursuant to section #gcaf ( ?is title   
t--  7i7 result$ 9 a judgm5t aga9/ !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7ii7 is compromis$ or
 settl$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,secret>y
 det]m9es su* c>e %\ld be cov]$ by ?is  
p>agraph4  4  7d7 ,applicability ,!     
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all take  
effect ) respect to actions or omissions
 cov]$ "u section #gcaf ( title #ch1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 occurr+ on or aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4