S. 2220 · 113th Congress

A bill to provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
John Thune
Introduced
2014-04-08
Latest action
2014-04-08 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

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.