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.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3722 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3722
To provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who
provide certain medical services in a secondary State.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 12, 2013
Mr. Latham (for himself and Mr. Richmond) introduced the following
bill; which was 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
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A BILL
To provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who
provide certain medical services in a secondary State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PROTECTIONS FOR COVERED SPORTS MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS.
(a) In General.--If a covered sports medicine professional provides
covered medical services to an athlete, an athletic team, or a staff
member of an athlete or athletic team in a secondary State, such
services shall be deemed to have been provided in the primary State for
the following purposes:
(1) Determining the medical professional liability
insurance of that professional.
(2) Determining the civil and criminal malpractice
liability of that professional.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act the following definitions apply:
(1) Athlete.--The term ``athlete'' means an individual --
(A) competing in a sporting event sponsored or
sanctioned by a national governing body; or
(B) for whom an institution of higher education
provides a covered sports medicine professional.
(2) Athletic team.--The term ``athletic team'' means a
sports team--
(A) composed of individuals who are paid to
participate on the team;
(B) composed of individuals who are competing in a
sporting event sponsored or sanctioned by a national
governing body; or
(C) for which an institution of higher education
provides a covered sports medicine professional.
(3) Covered medical services.--The term ``covered medical
services'' means general medical care, emergency medical care,
or athletic training services. Such term does not include care
provided by a covered sports medicine professional--
(A) at a health care facility; or
(B) while a health care provider legally authorized
to practice in the secondary State is transporting the
injured individual to a health care facility.
(4) Covered sports medicine professional.--The term
``covered sports medicine professional'' means a physician or
athletic trainer who--
(A) is legally authorized to practice in the
primary State;
(B) provides covered medical services, pursuant to
a written agreement with an athletic team, national
governing body, or institution of higher education, to
an individual who is a member or staff of the athletic
team; and
(C) prior to providing the covered medical services
described in subparagraph (B), has disclosed the nature
and extent of such services to the entity that provides
the physician or athletic trainer with medical
professional liability insurance in the primary State.
(5) Health care facility.--The term ``health care
facility'' means a facility in which medical care, diagnosis,
or treatment is provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis.
Such term does not include facilities at an arena or stadium or
temporary facilities existing for events where athletic teams
are competing.
(6) Institution of higher education.--The term
``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such
term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1001).
(7) National governing body.--The term ``national governing
body'' has the meaning given such term in section 220501 of
title 36, United States Code.
(8) Primary state.--The term ``primary State'' means the
State in which the covered sports medicine professional is
legally authorized to practice.
(9) Secondary state.--The term ``secondary State'' means
any State in which the covered sports medicine professional is
not legally authorized to practice.
(10) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and each commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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