Pandemic Liability Protection Act This bill exempts certain health care and food providers from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this prohibition does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Law
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal preemptionFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelIndustrial facilitiesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operationsWorker safety and health
Pandemic Liability Protection Act
USA116th CongressHR-7179| House
| Updated: 6/11/2020
Pandemic Liability Protection Act This bill exempts certain health care and food providers from liability for any act or omission relating to harm arising from exposure to, or infection by, the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) during the COVID-19 public health emergency. However, this prohibition does not apply with respect to acts or omissions that constitute willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or conscious and flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCivil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careFederal preemptionFood industry and servicesFood supply, safety, and labelingHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelIndustrial facilitiesInfectious and parasitic diseasesMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operationsWorker safety and health