To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C, creates limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals Except as provided in subsection (b), a health care professional shall not be liable under Federal or State law for any harm caused by an act, and provides sense of the Congress It is the sense of Congress that— health care professionals should be encouraged to register with the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, grants, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Criminal Justice, Healthcare Consumers, and Healthcare.
Who Benefits and How
Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities could face lower compliance burdens, and Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities could face lower compliance burdens.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
- Creates limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals Except as provided in subsection (b), a health care professional shall not be liable under Federal or State law for any harm caused by an act...
- Provides sense of the Congress It is the sense of Congress that— health care professionals should be encouraged to register with the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C, creates limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals Except as provided in subsection (b), a health care professional shall not be liable under Federal or State law for any harm caused by an act, and provides sense of the Congress It is the sense of Congress that— health care professionals should be encouraged to register with the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Healthcare Consumers, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
The bill creates limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C, creates limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals Except as provided in subsection (b), a health care professional shall not be liable under Federal or State law for any harm caused by an act, and provides sense of the Congress It is the sense of Congress that— health care professionals should be encouraged to register with the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Patients and health care consumers affected by the bill
- Disaster response agencies and disaster-affected communities
- Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
Sponsors
Larry Bucshon
R-IN | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bucshon (for himself and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
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Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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