,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjbj,mr4     
,sasse introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide c]ta9
 limitations on liability = actions tak5
 by heal? c>e provid]s to combat        
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,facilitat+ ,innovation 
to ,fight ,coronavirus ,act4  #b4       
,limitations on c]ta9 heal? provid]     
liability  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local    
law1 no heal? c>e provid] %all be liable
 9 any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local civil    
proce$+ =-- 7#a7 us+ or modify+ a m$ical
 device = an unapprov$ use or           
indication2  7#b7 practic+ )\t a lic5se 
or outside ( an area ( specialty if     
in/ruct$ to d s by an individual ) su* a
 lic5se or )9 su* an area ( specialty2  
or  7#c7 conduct+ ! te/+ (1 or !        
provision ( treatm5t to1 a pati5t       
outside ( ! premises ( /&>d heal? c>e   

facilities1  :]e su* action 0 c>ri$ out 
to te/1 treat1 or o!rwise c\nt] !       
effects ( ! ,coronavirus ,disease       
,,covid-#ai dur+ ! duration ( ! national
 em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,presid5t "u !     
,national ,em]g5cies ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4
 #afja et seq47 ) respect to t disease4 
7b7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m    
heal? c>e provid] has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #cjjj7;j7 ( ! ,public     
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjj;jj7#c774  #c4 ,t]m ( c]ta9 pat5ts  
7a7 ,effective date ,not)/&+ any        
provision ( title #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 ) respect to an eligible pat5t1 !
 t]m ( ! pat5t %all n beg9 until ! date 
on :i* ! national em]g5cy decl>$ by !   
,presid5t "u ! ,national ,em]g5cies ,act
 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 ) respect
 to t disease t]m9ates4  7b7 ,l5g? ( t]m
 ,not)/&+ any provision ( title #ce1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ) respect to an    
eligible pat5t1 ! t]m ( ! pat5t %all    
ext5d = #aj ye>s long] ?an x o!rwise    
w\ld "u su* title4  7c7 ,def9ition ,9   

?is section1 ! t]m eligible pat5t means 
a pat5t issu$ = a new or exi/+          
ph>maceutical1 m$ical device1 or o!r    
process1 ma*9e1 manufacture1 or         
composition ( matt]1 or any new & useful
 improvem5t !re( us$ or int5d$ = use 9 !
 treatm5t ( ! ,coronavirus ,disease     
#bjai 7,,covid-#ai74