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HR 3962 109th Congress House

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for employees and contractors of health centers under section 330 of such Act who provide health services in emergency areas.

Introduced: February 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 29, 2005
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 Latest action September 29, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem certain physicians or other licensed or certified health care practitioners to be employees of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to services provided in an emergency area by a contractor or an employee of a qualified health center. Provides that such services must be provided under an arrangement with a qualified health center or with a federal agency with responsibility for providing health services in the emergency area.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
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Bordallo, Madeleine
· Feb 28, 2006
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 28, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Feb 16, 2006
TAYLOR, GENE
· Feb 16, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3962: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for employees and contractors of health centers under section 330 of such Act who provide health services in emergency areas.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3962/
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"H.R. 3962: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for employees and contractors of health centers under section 330 of such Act who provide health services in emergency areas.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3962/.
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H.R. 3962, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3962/.
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[H.R. 3962: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for employees and contractors of health centers under section 330 of such Act who provide health services in emergency areas.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3962/)
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