,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gech  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4   
,kelly ( ,p5nsylvania introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,education & ,labor1 & 9 addition to !  
,committees on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1     
,ov]sight & ,re=m1 & ! ,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 
! ,families ,fir/ ,coronavirus ,response
 ,act to provide paid sick leave = heal?
 c>e provid]s & em]g5cy respond]s1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,ess5tial ,work=ce     
,p>ity ,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #eajb ( ! ,families ,fir/
 ,coronavirus ,response ,act 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #bfja note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7a71 9 ! matt] foll[+        
p>agraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 by ins]t+ (        
p>agraphs 7#a71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 & 7#f7
 aft] employee f ! application2 &  7,b7 

by add+ ,p>agraph 7#b7 %all apply )     
respect to an employee :o is a heal? c>e
 provid] by sub/itut+ because su*       
provid] det]m9es t ! employee has te/$  
positive = ,,covid-#ai or atte/s t !    
employee is at great] risk = ,,covid-#ai
 because ! employee is liv+ ) someone :o
 has te/$ positive = ,,covid-#ai4 = due 
to conc]ns relat$ to ,,covid-#ai42 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7    
,c]tification = heal? c>e provid]s  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,if an employ] requires t a   
reque/ = leave by a heal? c>e provid] "u
 subsection 7a77#b7 be c]tifi$1 !       
employ] may require docum5tation =      
c]tification n e>li] ?an #e weeks aft] !
 date on :i* ! employee takes su* leave4
  7#b7 ,suffici5t docum5tation          
,docum5tation ( a positive ,,covid-#ai  
te/ or an atte/ation f a heal? c>e      
provid] ( an employee t ! employee meets
 ! requirem5ts "u subsection 7a77#b7    
%all be suffici5t = c]tification4  4    
7b7 ,regulatory au?ority ,section #eaaa 
( ! ,families ,fir/ ,coronavirus        

,response ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bfja     
note7 is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a7 & 
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 z      
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b71 respectively4    
#c4 ,limitation on liability = heal? c>e
 pr(essionals & relat$ heal? c>e        
entities relat$ to ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy  
response  7a7 ,limitation on liability  
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7c71 a   
heal? c>e pr(essional1 ! pr(essional's  
relat$ heal? c>e entity1 & any o!r /aff 
( ! relat$ heal? c>e entity1 %all n be  
liable = damages "u any law ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates or ( any ,/ate 7or political     
subdivision !re(7 = any h>m caus$ by any
 act or omission ( su* heal? c>e        
pr(essional1 relat$ heal? c>e entity1 or
 o!r /aff1 9 ! c\rse ( arrang+ = or     
provid+ heal? c>e s]vices if-- 7#a7 !   
act or omission occurs dur+ !           
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod & ! #fj-;day  
p]iod foll[+ su* em]g5cy p]iod2  7#b7 ! 
act or omission occurs 9 ! c\rse (      
provid+ heal? c>e s]vices t-- 7,a7 are  
)9 ! scope ( ! lic5se1 regi/ration1 or  

c]tification ( ! heal? c>e pr(essional1 
z def9$ by ! heal? c>e pr(essional's    
,/ate ( lic5sure1 regi/ration1 or       
c]tification2 &  7,b7 d n exce$ ! scope 
( lic5se1 regi/ration1 or c]tification (
 a sub/antially simil> heal? pr(essional
 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* act or omission    
occurs2 &  7#c7 ! heal? c>e s]vices 9 "q
 7 provid$ 9 good fai? or 7 )held =     
reasons relat$ to ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy 
p]iod4  7b7 ,additional cov]$ acts      
,except z provid$ "u subsection 7c71 !  
limitation on liability "u subsection   
7a7 %all apply to any act or omission t 
may be outside ! heal? c>e pr(essional's
 normal area ( practice & are )9 !      
lic5sure & accr$itation ( ! relat$ heal?
 c>e entity t is-- 7#a7 bas$ on any     
direction1 guidance1 recomm5dation1 or  
o!r /atem5t made by a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or 
local (ficial to address or 9 response  
to ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod2  7#b7   
bas$ on any guidance publi%$ by any     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local dep>tm5t or any 
division or ag5cy ( su* dep>tm5t 9      

response to ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod2
 or  7#c7 und]tak5 or omitt$ due to a   
lack ( res\rces1 includ+ manp[]1        
attributable to ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy   
p]iod4  7c7 ,exceptions ,subsections 7a7
 & 7b7 d 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(essional or relat$ heal? c>e     
entity2 or  7#b7 ! heal? c>e pr(essional
 r5d]$ ! heal? c>e s]vices "u ! influ5ce
 7z det]m9$ pursuant to applicable ,/ate
 law7 ( alcohol or an intoxicat+ drug   
7o!r ?an :]e ! heal? c>e pr(essional is 
prop]ly tak+ a prescription drug ord]$  
by a physician74  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 ( #aiig      
7,public ,law #aje-ai74  7e7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m h>m        
includes physical1 nonphysical1         
economic1 & noneconomic injury or       
losses2  7#b7 ! t]m heal? c>e           
pr(essional means an individual :o is   
lic5s$1 regi/]$1 or c]tifi$ "u ,f$]al or
 ,/ate law to provide heal? c>e s]vices2
  7#c7 ! t]m relat$ heal? c>e entity    
means an entity ) :i* a heal? c>e       
pr(essional has a pr(essional           
affiliation "u :i* ! heal? c>e          
pr(essional p]=ms heal? c>e s]vices1    
includ+ any su* skill$ nurs+ facility1  
hospital1 academic m$ical c5t]1         
ambulatory surgical c5t]1 gr\p m$ical   
practice1 or m$ical cl9ic2  7#d7 ! t]m  
pr(essional affiliation means /aff      
privileges1 m$ical /aff memb]%ip1       
employm5t or contractual relation%ip1   
p>tn]%ip or own]%ip int]e/1 academic    
appo9tm5t1 or o!r affiliation "u :i* a  

heal? c>e pr(essional provides heal? c>e
 s]vices on behalf (1 or 9 association  
)1 ! relat$ heal? c>e entity2  7#e7 !   
t]m heal? c>e s]vices means any s]vices 
r5d]$ or items provid$ by a heal? c>e   
pr(essional or ! pr(essional's relat$   
heal? c>e entity1 or by any individual  
work+ "u ! sup]vision ( a heal? c>e     
pr(essional1 t relate to-- 7,a7 !       
treatm5t1 diagnosis1 prev5tion1 or      
mitigation ( ,,covid-#ai2  7,b7         
treatm5t1 diagnosis1 or c>e ) respect to
 an individual ) a confirm$ or suspect$ 
case ( ,,covid-#ai2 or  7,c7 treatm5t1  
diagnosis1 or c>e ) respect to an       
individual :o pres5ts to a heal? c>e    
pr(essional or ! pr(essional's relat$   
heal? c>e entity dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai     
em]g5cy p]iod2 &  7#f7 ! t]m ,,covid-#ai
 em]g5cy p]iod has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m   
em]g5cy p]iod 9 section                 
#aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774  7f7          
,effective date ,?is section %all apply 

) respect to any act or omission        
describ$ 9 ?is section t occurr$ on or  
aft] ! date on :i* ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy
 p]iod began4