MA S1521

Bill

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers. Public Health.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide liability protection for licensed registered nurses who volunteer their services during a declared disaster or emergency in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The key provisions include: (1) protecting volunteer nurses from licensure board discipline, civil or criminal liability, or prosecution for any injury or harm caused to a patient that does not amount to criminal negligence; and (2) classifying volunteer nurses who sustain injury, disability, or death while serving as volunteers as employees of the Commonwealth, making them eligible for compensation under the workers' compensation laws.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (11)

Mike Rush (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Jo Comerford (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Carol Doherty (D), Paul Feeney (D), Adam Gómez (D), Hannah Kane (R), Marc Pacheco (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2692 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1521

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1521
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1521.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2293	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H3982	Resolve relative to protecting the archaeological, geological and fossil resources of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H4005	Relative to the water supply protection trust	Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4047	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to the water supply protection trust (see House, No. 4005). August 3, 2021	See H4005	Similar To
S2692	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Health to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public health matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2695	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	No further action taken	Similar To

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