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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.

USA115th CongressS-781| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2017
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (10)
Dean Heller (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 This bill 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 a volunteer, and in 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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Timeline
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 14, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1876
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  • March 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 14, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1876
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1822: 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.
  • HR 115-6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
  • HR 115-1876: 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.
Civil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careEvidence and witnessesFederal preemptionHealth care qualityHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

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.

USA115th CongressS-781| Senate 
| Updated: 3/30/2017
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 This bill 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 a volunteer, and in 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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Timeline
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 14, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-1876
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  • March 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • February 14, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-1876
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (10)
Dean Heller (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Joe Manchin (Independent)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1822: 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.
  • HR 115-6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
  • HR 115-1876: 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 Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careEvidence and witnessesFederal preemptionHealth care qualityHealth personnelLicensing and registrationsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations