Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act
- Last Action
- 10/6/2023
Actions
- 2023-10-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-09-29Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-09-29Introduced in House
- 2023-09-29Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-09-29 (00)
Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- James Moylan (R-GU)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- HAROLD ROGERS (R-KY)
- Adrian Smith (R-NE)
- Donald Davis (D-NC)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Troy Balderson (R-OH)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Health personnel
- National and community service
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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