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Title VII: Health Care Provisions

Sec. 728 — Clarification of consistent evaluations of medical malpractice claims

TL;DR

Clarifies consistent evaluations of medical malpractice claims (10 U.S.C. § 2733a(h)(2)(B)).

Statutory text

(a) Uniform evaluations. Section 2733a

(h)

(2) (B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended—(1)in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting applicable to each uniformed service before consistent with generally; and(2)in clause (iv), by inserting consistent criteria used in the before calculation.

(b) Application. The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to claims filed under section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.