Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017
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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.
What just happenedFeb 14, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 4, 2017
- Feb 14, 2018Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 14, 2018Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 17, 2018Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Health Subcommittee - Jan 17, 2018Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 26, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - Apr 7, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 4, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 4, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 4, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 4, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 4, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House