H.R. 4750: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014
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H.R. 4750: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-28 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-28 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014
Plain summary
Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014 - Provides that the development, recognition, or implementation of any guideline or other standard under any provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health care-related parts of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, or titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act shall not be construed to: (1) establish the standard or duty of care owed by a health care provider to a patient in any medical malpractice or medical product liability action or claim, or (2) preempt any standard or duty of care established under state or common law. Prohibits such health care provisions from being construed to preempt any state or common law governing medical professional or medical product liability actions or claims.
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Official text
Standard of Care Protection Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · 7 cosponsors
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Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John R. Carter (R-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4750.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4750 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113