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[CITE: 42USC11131]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
   CHAPTER 117--ENCOURAGING GOOD FAITH PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ACTIVITIES
 
                 SUBCHAPTER II--REPORTING OF INFORMATION
 
Sec. 11131. Requiring reports on medical malpractice payments


(a) In general

    Each entity (including an insurance company) which makes payment 
under a policy of insurance, self-insurance, or otherwise in settlement 
(or partial settlement) of, or in satisfaction of a judgment in, a 
medical malpractice action or claim shall report, in accordance with 
section 11134 of this title, information respecting the payment and 
circumstances thereof.

(b) Information to be reported

    The information to be reported under subsection (a) of this section 
includes--
        (1) the name of any physician or licensed health care 
    practitioner for whose benefit the payment is made,
        (2) the amount of the payment,
        (3) the name (if known) of any hospital with which the physician 
    or practitioner is affiliated or associated,
        (4) a description of the acts or omissions and injuries or 
    illnesses upon which the action or claim was based, and
        (5) such other information as the Secretary determines is 
    required for appropriate interpretation of information reported 
    under this section.

(c) Sanctions for failure to report

    Any entity that fails to report information on a payment required to 
be reported under this section shall be subject to a civil money penalty 
of not more than $10,000 for each such payment involved. Such penalty 
shall be imposed and collected in the same manner as civil money 
penalties under subsection (a) of section 1320a-7a of this title are 
imposed and collected under that section.

(d) Report on treatment of small payments

    The Secretary shall study and report to Congress, not later than two 
years after November 14, 1986, on whether information respecting small 
payments should continue to be required to be reported under subsection 
(a) of this section and whether information respecting all claims made 
concerning a medical malpractice action should be required to be 
reported under such subsection.

(Pub. L. 99-660, title IV, Sec. 421, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3788.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 11134 of this title.
