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To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies.

USA117th CongressHR-9571| House 
| Updated: 12/15/2022
Andy Barr

Andy Barr

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill extends certain liability protections available for health care practitioners who provide voluntary health care services in declared emergencies through a community health center other than the one that initially sponsored them. Current law makes the liability protections available to volunteer practitioners that are sponsored by a particular community health center. This bill maintains the liability protections for a volunteer practitioner who provides services through a different community health center if the center (1) seeks the assistance of the volunteer practitioner to respond to a declared emergency, and (2) promptly notifies the Department of Health and Human Services that the volunteer practitioner will be providing services.
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Timeline
Dec 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Dec 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • December 15, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • December 15, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Health

Civil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceHealth personnelNational and community serviceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies.

USA117th CongressHR-9571| House 
| Updated: 12/15/2022
This bill extends certain liability protections available for health care practitioners who provide voluntary health care services in declared emergencies through a community health center other than the one that initially sponsored them. Current law makes the liability protections available to volunteer practitioners that are sponsored by a particular community health center. This bill maintains the liability protections for a volunteer practitioner who provides services through a different community health center if the center (1) seeks the assistance of the volunteer practitioner to respond to a declared emergency, and (2) promptly notifies the Department of Health and Human Services that the volunteer practitioner will be providing services.
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Timeline
Dec 15, 2022
Introduced in House
Dec 15, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • December 15, 2022
    Introduced in House


  • December 15, 2022
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Andy Barr

Andy Barr

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceHealth personnelNational and community serviceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations