US Congress Senate Bill 781 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 30 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-30 - 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]

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.

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1822 (Same As) 2017-04-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HB1876 (Related) 2018-02-14 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
HB6378 (Related) 2018-09-26 - Received in the Senate.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/781/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s781/BILLS-115s781is.pdf