S.3101 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2016114th Congress (2015-2016)
Sponsor: | Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (Introduced 06/27/2016) |
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Committees: | Senate - Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
Latest Action: | 06/27/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions) |
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Introduced in Senate (06/27/2016)
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2016
This bill 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.
This protection from liability does not apply if: (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.