,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjac     
,mrs4 ,blackburn 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,ma!son1 ,mr4 ,griffi? ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 
,grimm1 ,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mrs4 ,black1
 & ,mr4 ,bilirakis7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to 
be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9  
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to limit ! liability
 ( heal? c>e pr(essionals :o volunte] to
 provide heal? c>e s]vices 9 response to
 a disa/]4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,good ,sam>itan ,heal?  
,pr(essionals ,act ( #bjac4  #b4        
,limitation on liability = volunte]     
heal? c>e pr(essionals  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,title ,,ii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice  
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjb et seq47 is    
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #bbd !     

foll[+3  #bbd;,a4 ,limitation on        
liability = volunte] heal? c>e          
pr(essionals  7a7 ,limitation on        
liability ,except z provid$ 9 subsection
 7b71 a heal? c>e pr(essional %all n be 
liable "u ,f$]al or ,/ate law = any h>m 
caus$ by an act or omission ( !         
pr(essional if--  7#a7 ! pr(essional is 
s]v+ z a volunte] = purposes ( respond+ 
to a disa/]2 &  7#b7 ! act or omission  
occurs--  7,a7 dur+ ! p]iod ( ! disa/]1 
z det]m9$ "u ! laws li/$ 9 subsection   
7e77#a72  7,b7 9 ! heal? c>e            
pr(essional's capacity z su* a volunte]2
 &  7,c7 9 a good fai? belief t !       
individual be+ treat$ is 9 ne$ ( heal?  
c>e s]vices4  7b7 ,exceptions           
,subsection 7a7 does n apply if--  7#a7 
! h>m 0 caus$ by an act or omission     
con/itut+ willful or crim9al misconduct1
 gross neglig5ce1 reckless misconduct1  
or a consci\s flagrant indiff]5ce to !  
rights or safety ( ! individual h>m$ by 
! heal? c>e pr(essional2 or  7#b7 !     
heal? c>e pr(essional r5d]$ ! heal? c>e 

s]vices "u ! influ5ce 7z det]m9$        
pursuant to applicable ,/ate law7 (     
intoxicat+ alcohol or an intoxicat+     
drug4  7c7 ,/&>d ( pro( ,9 any civil    
action or proce$+ aga9/ a heal? c>e     
pr(essional claim+ t ! limitation 9     
subsection 7a7 applies1 ! pla9tiff %all 
h ! burd5 ( prov+ by cle> & conv9c+     
evid5ce ! ext5t to :i* limitation does n
 apply4  7d7 ,preemption  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,?is section preempts ! laws ( a ,/ate  
or any political subdivision ( a ,/ate  
to ! ext5t t su* laws are inconsi/5t )  
?is section1 unless su* laws provide    
great] protection f liability4  7#b7    
,volunte] ,protection ,act ,protections 
af=d$ by ?is section are 9 addition to  
^? provid$ by ! ,volunte] ,protection   
,act ( #aiig4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3  7#a7 ,! t]m disa/] means--    
7,a7 a national em]g5cy decl>$ by !     
,presid5t "u ! ,national ,em]g5cies     
,act2  7,b7 an em]g5cy or major disa/]  
decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u ! ,rob]t ,t4   
,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy       

,assi/ance ,act2 or  7,c7 a public heal?
 em]g5cy det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y "u      
section #cai ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,! t]m   
h>m includes physical1 nonphysical1     
economic1 & noneconomic losses4  7#c7 ,!
 t]m heal? c>e pr(essional means an     
individual :o is lic5s$1 c]tifi$1 or    
au?oriz$ 9 "o or m ,/ates to practice a 
heal? c>e pr(ession4  7#d7 ,! t]m ,/ate 
includes ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1   
,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana      
,isl&s1 & any o!r t]ritory or possession
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 7,a7 ,! t]m   
volunte] means a heal? c>e pr(essional  
:o1 ) respect to ! heal? c>e s]vices    
r5d]$1 does n receive--  7i7            
comp5sation2 or  7ii7 any o!r ?+ ( value
 9 lieu ( comp5sation1 9 excess ( #ejj  
p] ye>4  7,b7 ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 
7,a71 ! t]m comp5sation--  7i7 includes 
paym5t "u any insurance policy or heal? 
plan1 or "u any ,f$]al or ,/ate heal?   
b5efits program2 &  7ii7 excludes--     

7,i7 reasonable reimbursem5t or all[ance
 = exp5ses actually incurr$2  7,,ii7    
receipt ( paid leave2 &  7,,iii7 receipt
 ( items to be us$ exclusively = r5d]+ !
 heal? s]vices 9 ! heal? c>e            
pr(essional's capacity z a volunte]     
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a74  4  7b7  
,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is ,act
 & ! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 %all
 take effect #ij days aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,application 
,?is ,act applies to any claim = h>m    
caus$ by an act or omission ( a heal?   
c>e pr(essional :]e ! claim is fil$ on  
or aft] ! effective date ( ?is ,act1 b  
only if ! h>m t is ! subject ( ! claim  
or ! conduct t caus$ su* h>m occurr$ on 
or aft] su* effective date4