HR 5239 United States House · 117th Congress

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021

Summary

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2021 This bill extends liability protection for harm caused by acts or omissions by volunteer health care professionals in the course of providing certain health care services during specified public-health or national emergencies or major disasters. However, such liability protection shall not apply if (1) the harm was caused by 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 health care professional provided services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2021

Committee Review

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President

Introduced Sep 10, 2021 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Committee

Nov 1, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

lower

Sep 13, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Sep 10, 2021

Committee

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.

lower

Sep 10, 2021

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors