A prior section 1320a–2, act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI, § 1123, as added Oct. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92–603, title II, § 241, 86 Stat. 1418; amended Dec. 5, 1980, Pub. L. 96–499, title IX, § 911, 94 Stat. 2619; Sept. 3, 1982, Pub. L. 97–248, title I, § 126, 96 Stat. 366; Apr. 7, 1986, Pub. L. 99–272, title IX, § 9303(b)(4), 100 Stat. 189, related to qualifications for health care personnel, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–360, title IV, § 430(a), as added Pub. L. 100–485, title VI, § 608(b), (g)(1), Oct. 13, 1988, 102 Stat. 2412, 2424, effective as if included in the enactment of Pub. L. 100–360.

Another section 1123 of act Aug. 14, 1935, was renumbered section 1123A, and is classified to section 1320a–2a of this title.

Pub. L. 103–382, title V, § 555(b), Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4058, provided that: “The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall apply to actions pending on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 20, 1994] and to actions brought on or after such date of enactment.”