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SB 148 Public health emergencies; expands immunity for health care providers.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Public health emergencies; immunity for health care providers. Expands immunity provided to health care providers responding to a disaster to include actions or omissions taken by the provider as directed by any order of public health in response to such disaster when a local emergency, state of emergency, or public health emergency has been declared.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Public health emergencies; immunity for health care providers; emergency. Expands immunity provided to health care providers responding to a disaster to include actions or omissions taken by the provider as directed by any order of public health in response to such disaster when a local emergency, state of emergency, or public health emergency has been declared. The bill contains an emergency clause.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Public health emergencies; immunity for health care providers. Expands immunity provided to health care providers responding to a disaster to include actions or omissions taken by the provider as directed by any order of public health in response to such disaster when a local emergency, state of emergency, or public health emergency has been declared.