118th Congress Health
H.R. 5829: Health Care Practitioner Disaster Protection Act
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Summary
This bill extends certain liability protections available for health care practitioners who provide voluntary health care services in declared emergencies through a community health center other than the one that initially sponsored them.
Current law makes the liability protections available to volunteer practitioners that are sponsored by a particular community health center. This bill maintains the liability protections for a volunteer practitioner who provides services through a different community health center if the center (1) seeks the assistance of the volunteer practitioner to respond to a declared emergency, and (2) promptly notifies the Department of Health and Human Services that the volunteer practitioner will be providing services.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Larry Bucshon R-INOriginal
- Donald Davis D-NCOriginal
- Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXOriginal
- Ann Kuster D-NHOriginal
- Tracey Mann R-KSOriginal
- Daniel Meuser R-PAOriginal
- James (Jim) Moylan R-GUOriginal
- Chris Pappas D-NHOriginal
- Harold Rogers R-KYOriginal
- Mike Rogers R-ALOriginal
- Adrian Smith R-NEOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
- Susan Wild D-PAOriginal
- Michael McCaul R-TX
- Earl Carter R-GA
- Troy Balderson R-OH
- Becca Balint D-VT
- Bill Huizenga R-MI
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJ
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Jack Bergman R-MI
- C. Franklin R-FL
- Kelly Armstrong R-ND
- Neal Dunn R-FL
- Josh Harder D-CA
- Carol Miller R-WV
- David Valadao R-CA
- Vern Buchanan R-FL
- Ted Lieu D-CA
- Jenniffer González-Colón R-PR
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA
- John Rutherford R-FL
- Don Bacon R-NE
- Mónica De La Cruz R-TX
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Darren Soto D-FL
- Lois Frankel D-FL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Garland Barr SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Garland Barr.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.