S. 3354 · 110th Congress
Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008
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Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award matching grants to states to establish demonstration programs to: (1) promote access to quality health and dental care for the medically underserved and uninsured through the commitment of volunteer health care…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 29, 2008
Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award matching grants to states to establish demonstration programs to: (1) promote access to quality health and dental care for the medically underserved and uninsured through the commitment of volunteer health care providers; (2) encourage and enable health care providers to provide health services to eligible individuals; and (3) ensure that eligible individuals have the right to recover damages for medical malpractice by providing sovereign immunity protection for the provision of uncompensated services.
Requires individuals to be fully informed of the limitation on liability provided for under such programs.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008
Latest action (Jul 29, 2008): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7632-7633)
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 29, 2008
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.