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S 2196 113th Congress Senate

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in response to a disaster.

Introduced: April 1, 2014 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Health Civil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careEvidence and witnesses
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Federal preemptionHealth care qualityHealth personnelSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 1, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 1, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014 - 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 such a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.

Makes exceptions where: (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 intoxicating alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

Declares that, nothing in this Act shall supplant any other provision of federal, state, local, or tribal law that establish liability schemes or liability protections that exceed those provided by this Act, including without limitation the Federal Tort Claims Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1733 Related bill Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2196: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2196/
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"S. 2196: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2196/.
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