US Congress Senate Bill 3101 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Introduced on June 27 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2016 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.

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2016

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-27	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB865 (Related) 2015-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
HB3682 (Related) 2016-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/3101/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s3101/BILLS-114s3101is.pdf