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S. 884 114th Congress Senate

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to improve access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Civil actions and liabilityEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth facilities and institutionsHealth personnel
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Became law
Mar 26, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 26, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 26, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015

Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of a hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service with liability protection provided by the United States for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency and post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2016.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 836 Identical bill Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015
  • HR 3682 Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 7, 2016
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · May 16, 2016
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Apr 25, 2016
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jul 9, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 21, 2015
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 5, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 884: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-884/
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"S. 884: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-884/.
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S. 884, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-884/.
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