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H.R. 6283 116th Congress House

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020

Official title: 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: March 13, 2020 Introduced by: Raul Ruiz Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Civil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceEmergency medical services and trauma careEvidence and witnesses
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Mar 13, 2020
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.
Mar 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 13, 2020

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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020

This bill extends liability protection for harm caused by acts or omissions by volunteer health care professionals in the course of providing certain health care services during specified public-health or national emergencies or major disasters. However, such liability protection shall not apply if (1) the harm was caused by 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 health care professional provided services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 748 CARES Act
  • S 3548 CARES Act
  • S 1350 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 3 Republican 5
D
Bera, Ami
California · Mar 13, 2020
Bucshon, Larry
· Mar 13, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 13, 2020
Gibbs, Bob
· Mar 13, 2020
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 13, 2020
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Mar 13, 2020
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Mar 13, 2020
Palazzo, Steven
· Mar 13, 2020
Roe, David
· Mar 13, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Mar 13, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 13, 2020
 R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Mar 13, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Mar 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6283: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6283/
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"H.R. 6283: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6283/.
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