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H.R. 3722

To provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.

Provides that for purposes of medical professional liability insurance or civil and criminal malpractice liability determinations, a physician or athletic trainer (covered sports medicine professional) who is authorized to practice medicine in a state (primary state) and who provides medical services to an athlete or athletic team in a state where such professional is not authorized to practice (secondary state) shall be deemed to have provided such medical services in the primary state, provided that prior to providing the covered medical services such professional has disclosed the nature and extent of such services to the entity that provides such professional with medical professional liability insurance in the primary state.


Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3](R-IA)Sponsor
51 cosponsors15 D36 R
51cosponsors2committees7actions1related bills7subjects
  • Introduced in HouseDec 12, 2013
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

  2. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

  3. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  4. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  6. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  7. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

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