Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

3/7/2024, 8:15 AM

Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

This bill extends certain liability protections available for health care practitioners who provide voluntary health care services in declared emergencies through a community health center other than the one that initially sponsored them.

Current law makes the liability protections available to volunteer practitioners that are sponsored by a particular community health center. This bill maintains the liability protections for a volunteer practitioner who provides services through a different community health center if the center (1) seeks the assistance of the volunteer practitioner to respond to a declared emergency, and (2) promptly notifies the Department of Health and Human Services that the volunteer practitioner will be providing services.

Congress
118

Number
HR - 5829

Introduced on
2023-09-29

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

9/29/2023

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

This bill extends certain liability protections available for health care practitioners who provide voluntary health care services in declared emergencies through a community health center other than the one that initially sponsored them.

Current law makes the liability protections available to volunteer practitioners that are sponsored by a particular community health center. This bill maintains the liability protections for a volunteer practitioner who provides services through a different community health center if the center (1) seeks the assistance of the volunteer practitioner to respond to a declared emergency, and (2) promptly notifies the Department of Health and Human Services that the volunteer practitioner will be providing services.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies.

Policy Areas
Health

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary11/2/2023

Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

This bill extends certain liability protections available for health care practitioners who provide voluntary health care services in declared emergencies through a community health c...


Latest Action10/6/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.