In August, the Health Coalition on Liability and Access issued a sample letter template letter for members to ask their representatives to cosponsor the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (H.R. 2819). The bipartisan legislation offers health professionals providing voluntary care in response to a federally declared disaster with medical liability protections. While federal and state laws are intended to protect volunteer health professionals from unwarranted lawsuits, many inconsistencies may leave physicians vulnerable. The bill reconciles inconsistencies in state laws that may reduce the ability of health care professionals to be available to treat disaster victims, especially when applied to large-scale disasters that may cross state lines and affect patient care.
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