### Question
How does ENCOURAGING GOOD FAITH PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ACTIVITIES define medical malpractice action or claim?


### Answer
Under *42 U.S.C. § 11151*, **medical malpractice action or claim** is defined as:

> a written claim or demand for payment based on a health care provider's furnishing (or failure to furnish) health care services, and includes the filing of a cause of action, based on the law of tort, brought in any court of any State or the United States seeking monetary damages

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 11151*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 117-ENCOURAGING GOOD FAITH PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ACTIVITIES > SUBCHAPTER III-DEFINITIONS AND REPORTS**

