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HR 9571 117th Congress House

To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community…

Official title: To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health profes… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies.

Introduced: December 15, 2022 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Health Civil actions and liabilityDisaster relief and insuranceHealth personnelNational and community serviceSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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 Latest action December 15, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill extends certain liability protections available for health care practitioners who provide voluntary health care services in declared emergencies through a community health center other than the one that initially sponsored them.

Current law makes the liability protections available to volunteer practitioners that are sponsored by a particular community health center. This bill maintains the liability protections for a volunteer practitioner who provides services through a different community health center if the center (1) seeks the assistance of the volunteer practitioner to respond to a declared emergency, and (2) promptly notifies the Department of Health and Human Services that the volunteer practitioner will be providing services.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9571: To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9571/
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"H.R. 9571: To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9571/.
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H.R. 9571, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9571/.
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[H.R. 9571: To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9571/)
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