,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hef ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #bi1 #bjai,mr4 ,webster of ,florida 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,allen1 ,mr4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 and ,mr4 ,westerman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to provide a deduction for certain charity care furnished by physicians1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,physician ,pro ,bono ,care ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,deduction for qualified charity care 7a7 ,in general ,part ,,vi of subchapter ,b of chapter #a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #aii;,b4 ,qualified charity care 7a7 ,in general ,there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable year an amount equal to-- 7#a7 in the case of a direct primary care physician1 an amount equal to the sum of-- 7,a7 the fee 7as published on a publicly available website of such physician7 for physicians' services that are qualified charity care furnished by such taxpayer during such year1 and 7,b7 for each visit by a patient to such physician during which qualified charity care is furnished1 half of so much of the lowest subscription fee of such physician that is attributable to a month1 and 7#b7 in the case of any other individual1 the unreimbursed ,medicare-based value of qualified charity care furnished by such taxpayer during such year4 7b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,unreimbursed ,medicare-based value ,the term unreimbursed ,medicare-based value means1 with respect to physicians' services1 the amount payable for such services under the physician fee schedule established under section #ahdh of the ,social ,security ,act4 7#b7 ,qualified charity care ,the term qualified charity care means physicians' services that are furnished-- 7,a7 without expectation of reimbursement1 and 7,b7 to an individual enrolled-- 7i7 under a ,state plan under title ,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act 7or a waiver of such plan71 or 7ii7 under a ,state child health plan under title ,,xxi of the ,social ,security ,act 7or a waiver of such plan74 7#c7 ,direct primary care physician ,the term direct primary care physician means a physician 7as defined in section #ahfa7r7 of the ,social ,security ,act7 who provides primary care-- 7,a7 to individuals who have paid a periodic subscription fee1 and 7,b7 in exchange for a fee that is published on a publicly available website of such physician4 7#d7 ,physicians' services ,the term physicians' services has the meaning given such term by section #ahfa7q7 of the ,social ,security ,act4 7c7 ,limitation ,the amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 7a7 for a taxable year shall not exceed the gross receipts attributable to physicians' services furnished by the taxpayer during the taxable year4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections for part ,,vi of subchapter ,b of chapter #a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 ,sec4 #aii;,b4 ,qualified charity care4 4 #c4 ,limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals 7a7 ,in general ,title ,,ii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjb et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #bbd the following3 #bbd;,a4 ,limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals 7a7 ,limitation on liability ,a physician shall not be liable under ,federal or ,state law in any civil action for any harm caused by an act or omission of such physician1 or attending medical personnel supporting such physician1 if such act or omission-- 7#a7 occurs in the course of furnishing qualified charity care 7as such term is defined in section #aii;,b of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf72 and 7#b7 was not grossly negligent4 7b7 ,preemption ,this section preempts the laws of a ,state or any political subdivision of a ,state to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this section1 unless such laws provide greater protection from liability for a defendant4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,physician ,the term physician has the meaning given such term by section #ahfa7r7 of the ,social ,security ,act4 7#b7 ,attending medical personnel ,the term attending medical personnel means an individual who is licensed to directly support a physician in furnishing medical services4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to any claim filed to the extent that it is with respect to acts or omissions occurring after the date of the enactment of this ,act4