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House Bill 1822
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 30, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 30, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 21, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1822
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Marsha Blackburn
Tennessee
Democrat
Raul Ruiz
California
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
March 30, 2017
Related Bills (3)
Sep 25, 2018
Passed House
25
Sponsorship
House Bill 6378
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Active
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Apr 04, 2017
Introduced in House
88
Sponsorship
House Bill 1876
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
11
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 781
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (4)
04/21/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
03/31/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/30/2017
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.
03/30/2017
Introduced in House
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Jan 11, 2023 1:35:28 PM
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