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This bill, known as the Strategic Teams for Organized Response Mobilization (STORM) Act, establishes a framework for using health care workforce platforms during national emergencies by creating a public-private partnership mechanism that allows the President to certify and engage private technology platforms that can quickly mobilize independent contractor health care workers across state lines. The bill provides for the creation of a system where these platforms, which partner with credentialed healthcare professionals who work on a contractual basis, can help address workforce surge capacity during emergencies by facilitating state licensure waivers and enabling out-of-state healthcare workers to provide services in areas experiencing a crisis. The legislation includes provisions for the President to establish model procedures for licensure waivers, requires annual reporting to Congress about the implementation of these waivers, and provides liability protections for independent contractor health care workers and workforce platforms engaged in emergency response activities, with exceptions for cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence. Additionally, for emergencies primarily managed by the federal government, the bill deems these private entities as government employees for the purposes of tort claims, thus providing a comprehensive legal framework to expedite healthcare workforce mobilization during national emergencies.

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