Bill > HR3586

Introduced Session

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that a health care professional shall not be liable under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer for purposes of responding to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as such a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services. Makes exceptions where: (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the professional rendered the health care services under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or an intoxicating drug.

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Brian Bilbray (R),  Gus Bilirakis (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  Michael Burgess (R),  Mike Coffman (R),  Chip Cravaack (R),  Ander Crenshaw (R),  Renee Ellmers (R),  Paul Gosar (R),  Morgan Griffith (R),  Randy Hultgren (R),  Frank LoBiondo (R),  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R),  Jim Matheson (D),  Howard McKeon (R),  David Roe (R),  Mike Rogers (R),  Aaron Schock (R),  Chris Smith (R),  Cliff Stearns (R),  John Sullivan (R),  Rob Wittman (R), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (on 12/14/2011)

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