3.0.0 1350 2022-02-08T23:21:45Z 2022-02-08T23:21:45Z Senate S 2019-05-07 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-07T19:45:54Z Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020 116 6283 HR 2020-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act 116 14 HR 2020-11-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS 2019-05-07 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2019-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA N K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2019-05-07 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2019-05-07 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-05-07 True C001096 Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Kevin Cramer R ND 2019-05-07 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2019-05-07 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2019-05-07 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2019-05-07 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2019-05-23 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2019-05-23 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2019-05-23 False C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2019-07-17 False 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 Licensing and registrations Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Health 00 2019-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2020-09-18T19:03:48Z Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2019

This bill shields health care professionals from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by an act or omission while (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) such act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the state where the disaster has been declared, in the professional's capacity as a volunteer, during the course of providing a service for which the professional is licensed or certified, and with a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.

This protection from liability does not apply if (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 alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2019 Display Title Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS 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 Introduced in Senate 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1350is/xml/BILLS-116s1350is.xml 2019-05-07 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.