Public Health Service Act Provisions Providing Immunity from Medical Malpractice Liability.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical personnel.

Privileges and immunities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

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.

Notes:

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.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Public Health Service Act Provisions Providing Immunity from Medical Malpractice Liability

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