§11131 Requiring reports on medical malpractice payments

Summary

Any entity, including an insurance company, that pays to settle or satisfy a judgment in a medical malpractice case must report details about the payment and the case under section 11134. Reports must include the name of the physician or licensed health care practitioner who benefits, the payment amount, any known hospital affiliation, a short description of the acts or omissions and the injuries or illnesses, and other information the Secretary requires. Missing a required report can bring a civil money penalty up to $10,000 for each payment, collected the same way as penalties under section 1320a–7a(a). The Secretary must study and report to Congress, no later than two years after November 14, 1986, whether small payments and whether all claims in a malpractice action should still have to be reported.