,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #g1 #bjba,mr4    
,correa 7= himself & ,mr4 ,burgess7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide = liability protection =    
heal? c>e provid]s = damages ) respect  
to any h>m caus$ by any act or omission 
( su* heal? c>e pr(essional or relat$   
heal? c>e entity 9 ! c\rse ( arrang+ =  
or provid+ heal? c>e s]vices dur+ !     
,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy p]iod1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,coronavirus       
,provid] ,protection ,act4  #b4         
,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 7b71 a cov]$ heal? 
c>e provid] %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* cov]$ heal? c>e provid] 9 ! c\rse ( 
arrang+ = or provid+ heal? c>e s]vices  
if su* heal? c>e s]vices 7 provid$ 9    
good fai? or 7 )held = reasons relat$ to
 ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic & ! act or        
omission-- 7#a7 occurs-- 7,a7 dur+ !    
em]g5cy p]iod or dur+ ! #fj-;day p]iod  
foll[+ ! t]m9ation ( su* em]g5cy p]iod2 
&  7,b7 9 ! c\rse ( provid+ heal? c>e   
s]vices t1 ) respect to a heal? c>e     
pr(essional-- 7i7 are )9 ! scope ( !    
lic5se1 regi/ration1 or c]tification ( !
 heal? c>e pr(essional1 z def9$ by !    
,/ate ( lic5sure1 regi/ration1 or       
c]tification2  7ii7 d n exce$ ! scope ( 
lic5se1 regi/ration1 or c]tification ( a
 sub/antially simil> heal? c>e          
pr(essional 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* act or  
omission occurs2 &  7iii7 may be outside
 ! heal? c>e pr(essional's normal area (
 practice2 or  7,c7 9 ! c\rse ( provid+ 
heal? c>e s]vices t1 ) respect to a     
relat$ heal? c>e entity1 are )9 !       
lic5sure & accr$itation ( ! relat$ heal?
 c>e entity2 &  7#b7 is committ$ 7or n  

und]tak57-- 7,a7 bas$ ^u any direction1 
guidance1 recomm5dation1 or o!r /atem5t 
made by a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local       
(ficial to address or 9 response to !   
,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7,b7 bas$ ^u any   
guidance publi%$ by any ,f$]al1 ,/ate or
 local dep>tm5t or any division or ag5cy
 ( su* dep>tm5t 9 response to !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic2 or  7,c7 due to a   
lack ( res\rces1 includ+ manp[]1        
attributable to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4   
7b7 ,exceptions ,subsection 7a7 does n  
apply ) respect to h>m caus$ by an act  
or omission ( a cov]$ heal? c>e provid]1
 z describ$ 9 su* subsection1 if-- 7#a7 
! act or omission con/itutes willful or 
crim9al misconduct1 gross neglig5ce1    
reckless misconduct1 or a consci\s      
flagrant indiff]5ce to ! rights or      
safety ( ! individual h>m$ by ! cov]$   
heal? c>e provid]2 or  7#b7 ! heal? c>e 
provid] provid$ ! heal? c>e s]vices "u !
 influ5ce 7z det]m9$ pursuant to        
applicable ,/ate law7 ( alcohol or an   
intoxicat+ drug 7o!r ?an a prescription 

drug tak5 "u ! ord]s ( a physician74    
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 ( #aiig
 7,public ,law #aje-ai74  7d7           
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ heal? c>e provid] means-- 7,a7 a  
heal? c>e pr(essional2 or  7,b7 a relat$
 heal? c>e entity4  7#b7 ,! t]m em]g5cy 
p]iod has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,social         
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774  7#c7 ,! t]m  
h>m includes physical1 nonphysical1     
economic1 & noneconomic injury or       
losses4  7#d7 ,! 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#e7 ,! 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+ a skill$ nurs+ facility1        
hospital1 academic m$ical c5t]1         
ambulatory surgical c5t]1 gr\p m$ical   
practice1 or m$ical cl9ic4  7#f7 ,! t]m 
pr(essional affiliation includes /aff   
privileges1 m$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 entity4  7#g7 ,!  
t]m heal? c>e s]vices means any s]vices 
r5d]$ or items provid$ by a heal? c>e   
pr(essional or 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 relat$ heal? c>e     
entity dur+ ! em]g5cy p]iod4