Amendment115th Congress
An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 115-179 to allow a physician to apologize to a patient for an unintended outcome without having the apology count against them in the court of law. Requires a plaintiff to provide a notice of intent to the physician 90 days before the lawsuit is filed. The amendment also defers to sundry state laws regarding lawsuits and outlines requirements witnesses must meet for testimony during trial.
- Amendment Number
- 152
- Description
- An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 115-179 to allow a physician to apologize to a patient for an unintended outcome without having the apology count against them in the court of law. Requires a plaintiff to provide a notice of intent to the physician 90 days before the lawsuit is filed. The amendment also defers to sundry state laws regarding lawsuits and outlines requirements witnesses must meet for testimony during trial.
- Purpose
- Amendment allows a physician to apologize to a patient for an unintended outcome without having the apology count against them in the court of law. The amendment requires a plaintiff to provide a notice of intent to the physician 90 days before the lawsuit is filed. Finally, the amendment defers to sundry state laws regarding lawsuits and outlines requirements witnesses must meet for testimony during trial.
- Congress
- 115
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jun 28, 2017
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Hudson amendment (A004) Agreed to by recorded vote: 222 - 197 (Roll no. 334).
- Latest Action Time
- 16:47:34
- Submitted Date
- Jun 28, 2017
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Dec 15, 2020