S. 527 · 115th Congress
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Roy Blunt
- Introduced
- 2017-03-02
- Latest action
- 2017-03-02 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a hospital or an emergency department and a physician or physician group of a hospital or emergency department to be an employee of the Public Health Service with liability protection provided by the United States for purposes of any civil action that may arise due to providing emergency or post-stabilization services on or after January 1, 2018.