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2014 SESSION
HB 1264 Health care providers, volunteer; VDH shall certify certain persons, immunity from liability, etc.
Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Volunteer health care providers. Provides that the Department of Health shall certify up to 200 health care providers as volunteer health care providers upon satisfactory evidence that the applicant (i) is a resident of the Commonwealth; (ii) holds a current, valid license as a doctor of medicine or osteopathy issued by the Board of Medicine or holds a license as a dentist issued by the Board of Dentistry; (iii) is deemed to be an employee of the federal Public Health Services as a free clinic health professional providing qualifying health services; and (iv) provides documentation indicating that he has provided at least four hours of qualifying health services at a free clinic or free clinic offsite program per week for four consecutive weeks during the three-month period immediately preceding the date of application. The bill also provides that volunteer healthcare providers shall be exempt from civil liability for any injury or wrongful death of any person resulting from the provision of any health care provided in his professional capacity unless such act or omission was the result of the volunteer health care provider's gross negligence or willful misconduct. The bill further provides that the Attorney General may represent personally or through one of his assistants any health care provider in any civil matter in which a defense of immunity from liability is raised.
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HISTORY
- 01/17/14 House: Presented and ordered printed 14104186D
- 01/17/14 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/21/14 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/12/14 House: Left in Courts of Justice