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H.R. 1629 (112th)

Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

15 April 2011

Last action

25 April 2011 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18], Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10], Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16], Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1], Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

5 December 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a health professional volunteer providing primary health care to an individual at a community health center to be an employee of the Public Health Service for purposes of any civil action that may arise from providing services to patients. Sets forth conditions for such liability protection, including: (1) the service is provided to the individual at a community health center or through offsite programs or events carried out by such center; and (2) the health care practitioner does not receive any compensation for providing the service, except repayment for reasonable expenses. Considers an entity as sponsoring the health care practitioner if the entity submits an application to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Secretary determines that the health care practitioner is deemed to be an employee of the Public Health Service. Requires the Attorney General to submit to Congress an estimate of the amount of claims (together with related fees and expenses of witnesses) that, by reason of the actions or omissions of health professional volunteers, will be paid pursuant to this Act annually. Requires the Secretary to transfer such estimated amount from the claims fund to the appropriate accounts in the Treasury, subject to the extent of amounts in the fund. Makes this Act effective on October 1, 2012.

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Timeline

  1. 15 April 2011

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 April 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 April 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 April 2011

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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Introduced in House (text)

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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