Indiana Senate Bill 4 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-25 - Senator Zay added as second author
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health care provider immunity. Adds: (1) admissions to health facilities or housing with services establishments; and (2) services provided by additional health care professionals; to the definition of "health care services" for purposes of immunity for providing services during a declared disaster emergency. Provides civil immunity for the provision of certain services by persons during an event that is declared a disaster emergency. Removes the immunity requirement that the health care service be provided by a person who has an Indiana license to provide the health care service and that the service is within the scope of practice of the license. Specifies instances that do not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of immunity. Specifies information that must be included in a cause of action. Specifies that health care immunity provisions during a disaster emergency do not modify specified statutes.

Health care provider immunity.

Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]

Sen. Andy Zay [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-25	Senate	Senator Zay added as second author
2021-01-07	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2021-01-07	Senate	Authored by Senator Charbonneau

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/senate/4/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/e/a/9/4ea908fa/SB0004.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/b/3/6/8b36611b/SB0004.01.INTR.FN001.pdf