3.0.0 2941 2023-01-01T23:49:29Z 2023-01-01T23:49:29Z Senate S 2021-10-06 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-10-06T18:13:46Z Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 117 5239 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Identical bill CRS 2021-10-06 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-10-06 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. 2021-10-06 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2021-10-06 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2021-10-06 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2021-10-06 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2021-10-06 True H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2021-10-06 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2021-10-06 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2021-10-06 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2021-10-18 False M001198 Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] Roger Marshall R KS 2021-11-01 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 2021-10-06 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-23T22:11:34Z Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021

This bill extends liability protection for harm caused by acts or omissions by volunteer health care professionals in the course of providing certain health care services during specified public-health or national emergencies or major disasters. However, such liability protection shall not apply if (1) the harm was caused by 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 health care professional provided services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

]]> Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 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 Display Title Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2941is/xml/BILLS-117s2941is.xml 2021-10-06 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.