3.0.0 719 2023-01-15T23:03:26Z 2023-01-15T23:03:26Z Senate S S 2003-03-26 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2003-04-02T23:06:10Z Referred to 2003-03-26T22:02:08Z Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003 108 1770 HR 2003-04-30 Became Public Law No: 108-20. Related bill CRS 2003-04-02 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2003-03-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2003-03-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000445 Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] Judd Gregg R NH N H.R. 1770 https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1770 Health Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Claims Compensation (Law) Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Health and Human Services Emergency Management Emergency medicine Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Government liability Labor and Employment Law Law enforcement officers Medical personnel Police Rescue work Smallpox Survivors' benefits Vaccines Workers' compensation Health 00 2003-03-26 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Defines a covered injury as an injury, disability, illness, condition, or death arising in a specified time period from the administration of a smallpox vaccine or arising in specified circumstances from an accidental smallpox inoculation. Defines a covered individual as: (1) an individual from one of certain professions who is identified in a State, Federal, or local smallpox emergency response plan that is approved by the Secretary and who receives a smallpox vaccine; or (2) an individual to whom the Secretary determines it is advisable to administer a smallpox vaccine and who receives it. Defines an eligible individual as a covered individual who sustains a covered injury from a smallpox vaccine or as an individual who is accidentally inoculated and sustains a covered injury.

Allows the Secretary to review and affirm, vacate, or modify determinations of eligibility for compensation under this Act.

Directs the Secretary to create a smallpox vaccine injury table identifying adverse effects that shall be presumed to result from the administration of (or exposure to) a smallpox vaccine and the time period in which the first symptom of each such adverse effect must occur for such presumption to apply. Allows the Secretary to amend the table by regulation.

Requires the Secretary to make payments for medical items and services as reasonable and necessary to treat a covered injury of an eligible individual. Directs the Secretary to provide compensation according to a specified formula to an eligible individual for the loss of employment income incurred due to a covered injury. Provides separately for death benefits and benefits for permanent and total disability.

Amends Public Health Service Act provisions regarding civil actions or proceedings against commissioned officers or employees, including to state that a person may not being a claim regarding the administration of smallpox countermeasures by health professionals unless the person has exhausted such remedies as are available under this Act.]]>

Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003 Display Title Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the payment of compensation for certain individuals with injuries resulting from the administration of smallpox countermeasures. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003 Popular Titles Vaccine Compensation bill 9 Library of Congress Introduced in Senate 2003-03-26T05:00:00Z 2003-04-02 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.