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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 11101. Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The increasing occurrence of medical malpractice and the
need to improve the quality of medical care have become
nationwide problems that warrant greater efforts than those that
can be undertaken by any individual State.
(2) There is a national need to restrict the ability of
incompetent physicians to move from State to State without
disclosure or discovery of the physician's previous damaging or
incompetent performance.
(3) This nationwide problem can be remedied through effective
professional peer review.
(4) The threat of private money damage liability under Federal
laws, including treble damage liability under Federal antitrust
law, unreasonably discourages physicians from participating in
effective professional peer review.
(5) There is an overriding national need to provide incentive
and protection for physicians engaging in effective professional
peer review.
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