US SB527 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

US Congress Senate Bill 527 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on March 2 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill 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 or post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2018.

Title

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Same As/Similar To

HB548 (Related) 2018-05-21 - ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Kelly (PA) asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the primary sponsor of H.R. 548, a bill originally introduced by Representative Dent, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings under clause 7 of rule XII.