Public Health Service Act Provisions Providing Immunity from Medical Malpractice Liability.
Reviews subsections added to the Public Health Service Act by the Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which make certain health care practitioners and entities immune from medical malpractice liability; and ex...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Reviews subsections added to the Public Health Service Act by the Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act of 1992 and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, which make certain health care practitioners and entities immune from medical malpractice liability; and examines the effect of these amendments on liability under the Federal Tort Claims Act for medical malpractice. Analyzes the interaction of the 1996 Amendment with the Volunteer Protection Act. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |