Medical liability in the U.S. is criticized as being costly, inefficient, and inconsistent. This broken system is failing both doctors and patients alike. For more than 40 years, numerous reform efforts have failed to pass legislation that contains costs, stabilizes liability insurance premiums, and meaningfully promotes patient safety.
Large-scale disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, and flooding have highlighted the need to ensure physicians who seek to lend their expertise and assistance to victims are not turned away because of the threat of medical liability lawsuits. Â鶹´«Ã½supports legislative efforts toÌýprovide liability protections to medical professionals who volunteer in a federally declared disaster.
Â鶹´«Ã½Support Letter for H.R. 5239, The Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (9/16/2021)
Â鶹´«Ã½Support Letter for S. 2941, The Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act (10/7/2021)
See a list of the states that have enacted UEVHPA.