HR 865 114th Congress House Health Civil actions and liability Disaster relief and insurance Emergency medical services and trauma care Evidence and witnesses Federal preemption Health care quality Health personnel Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015

Introduced: December 1, 2015 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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In committee

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Feb 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Feb 11, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 11, 2015

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015

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.

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 alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

What's happening now March 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 14

Bera, Ami

California · Jul 14, 2016

Jenkins, Evan

· May 23, 2016

Ruiz, Raul

California · May 12, 2016

Tennessee · Sep 9, 2015

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Jul 7, 2015

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · Jun 23, 2015

Allen, Rick W.

Georgia · May 13, 2015

Bilirakis, Gus M.

Florida · Feb 11, 2015

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Feb 11, 2015

Griffith, H. Morgan

Virginia · Feb 11, 2015

Guthrie, Brett

Kentucky · Feb 11, 2015

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 865: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-865/

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