Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2015
1/11/2023, 1:29 PMCongressional Summary of S 2151
Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2015
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a health professional volunteer providing primary health care to an individual at a community health center or through programs or events carried out by a center to be an employee of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise from providing services to patients. For a volunteer to be covered by this liability protection, the Department of Health and Human Services must approve the center's application to sponsor the volunteer.
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Current Status of Bill S 2151
Bill S 2151 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since October 7, 2015. Bill S 2151 was introduced during Congress 114 and was introduced to the Senate on October 7, 2015. Bill S 2151's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. as of October 7, 2015Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2151
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
7Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
6Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2151
Primary Policy Focus
HealthPotential Impact Areas
Civil actions and liabilityGovernment liabilityHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnelSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsAlternate Title(s) of Bill S 2151
Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2015A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such Act.Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2015Comments
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