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S. 884

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of a hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service with liability protection provided by the United States for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency and post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2016.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO](R-MO)Sponsor
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  1. IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

    Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
  2. IntroReferral10000

    Introduced in Senate

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 — Informed