3.0.0 2196 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z 2023-01-11T13:26:35Z Senate S S 2014-04-01 113 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-04-01T21:46:12Z Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013 113 1733 HR 2013-06-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS 2014-04-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2014-04-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK N Health Civil actions and liability Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Evidence and witnesses Federal preemption Health care quality Health personnel Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Health 00 2014-04-01 Introduced in Senate 2014-05-19T20:41:13Z Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as such a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.

Makes exceptions where: (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the professional rendered the health care services under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

Declares that, nothing in this Act shall supplant any other provision of federal, state, local, or tribal law that establish liability schemes or liability protections that exceed those provided by this Act, including without limitation the Federal Tort Claims Act.

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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 Display Title Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-04-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2196is/xml/BILLS-113s2196is.xml 2014-04-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.