,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #acej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjai,mr4     
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mrs4    
,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,cram]1  
,mr4 ,wick]1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 & ,mr4     
,man*97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,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 ( #bjai4  #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 9 ! provision ( heal? c>e   
s]vices if-- 7#a7 ! pr(essional is s]v+1
 = purposes ( respond+ to a disa/]1 z a 
volunte]2 &  7#b7 ! act or omission     
occurs-- 7,a7 dur+ ! p]iod ( ! disa/]1 z
 det]m9$ "u ! laws li/$ 9 subsection    
7d77#a72  7,b7 9 ! ,/ate or ,/ates = :i*
 ! disa/] is decl>$2  7,c7 9 ! heal? c>e
 pr(essional's capacity z a volunte]2   
7,d7 9 ! c\rse ( provid+ s]vices t are  
)9 ! scope ( ! lic5se1 regi/ration1 or  
c]tification ( ! volunte]1 z def9$ by ! 
,/ate ( lic5sure1 regi/ration1 or       
c]tification2 &  7,e7 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 ( alcohol or an   
intoxicat+ drug4  7c7 ,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  7d7
 ,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 t is det]m9$ by !  
,secret>y "u section #cai ( ?is ,act )  
respect to "o or m ,/ates specifi$ 9 su*

 det]m9ation-- 7i7 dur+ only ! initial  
p]iod cov]$ by su* det]m9ation2 &  7ii7 
exclud+ any p]iod cov]$ by a r5ewal (   
su* det]m9ation4  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 regi/]$1 or    
c]tifi$ "u ,f$]al or ,/ate law to       
provide heal? c>e s]vices4  7#d7 ,! t]m 
heal? c>e s]vices means any s]vices     
provid$ by a heal? c>e pr(essional1 or  
by any individual work+ "u ! sup]vision 
( a heal? c>e pr(essional1 t relate to--
 7,a7 ! diagnosis1 prev5tion1 or        
treatm5t ( any human disease or         
impairm5t2 or  7,b7 ! assessm5t or c>e (
 ! heal? ( a human be+4  7#e7 ,! 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#f7 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 ,section 
#bbd;,a ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act1
 z add$ by subsection 7a71 %all take    
effect #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,application ,section
 #bbd;,a ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice     
,act1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 applies 
to a claim = h>m only if ! act or       
omission t caus$ su* h>m occurr$ on or  

aft] ! effective date describ$ 9        
p>agraph 7#a74  #c4 ,s5se ( ! ,congress 
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 heal? 
c>e pr(essionals %\ld be enc\rag$ to    
regi/] ) ! ,em]g5cy ,sy/em = ,advance   
,regi/ration ( ,volunte] ,heal?         
,pr(essionals 7,,es>-,,vhp71 & ,/ates   
%\ld employ onl9e regi/ration ) !       
prompte/ process+ possible ( su*        
regi/rations to fo/] ! rapid deploym5t &
 utilization ( volunte] heal? c>e       
pr(essionals foll[+ a disa/]2  7#b7     
,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies & lic5s+ bo>ds   
%\ld coop]ate to facilitate ! timely    
movem5t ( prop]ly lic5s$ volunte] heal? 
c>e pr(essionals to areas affect$ by a  
disa/]2 &  7#c7 ! appropriate lic5s+    
entities %\ld v]ify ! lic5ses ( volunte]
 heal? c>e pr(essionals s]v+ disa/]     
victims z soon z is reasonably practical
 foll[+ a disa/]4