HR 5829 118th Congress House Health Civil actions and liability Disaster relief and insurance Health personnel National and community service Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

Introduced: September 29, 2023 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Oct 6, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 29, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sep 29, 2023

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act

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.

What's happening now October 6, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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