# 117-hr-9571: To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies.

117-hr-9571, To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9571
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-12-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill extends certain liability protections available for health care practitioners who provide voluntary health care services in declared emergencies through a community health center other than the one that initially sponsored them. Current law makes the liability protections available to volunteer practitioners that are sponsored by a particular community health center. This bill maintains the liability protections for a volunteer practitioner who provides services through a different community health center if the center (1) seeks the assistance of the volunteer practitioner to respond to a declared emergency, and (2) promptly notifies the Department of Health and Human Services that the volunteer practitioner will be providing services.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-9571 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9571)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9571 (as of 2025-11-18).