2005 House Bill 4508 (“Good Samaritan” immunity for pharmacists doing disaster relief )

Public Act 321 of 2005

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• Introduced by Rep. Roger Kahn on March 17, 2005, to include pharmacists and pharmacist interns in the list of health care professionals who are immune from liability for treatment given while engaged in disaster relief activity during an official state emergency.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on March 17, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on November 1, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on November 9, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that includes medical residents undergoing training in a licensed hospital in the liability exemptions. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on November 9, 2005.
• Passed in the House (104 to 2) on November 9, 2005, to include pharmacists, pharmacist interns and medical residents undergoing training in a licensed hospital in the list of health care professionals who are immune from liability for treatment given while engaged in disaster relief activity during an official state emergency. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on November 10, 2005.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 10, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 7, 2005, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Substitute offered by Sen. Bruce Patterson on December 13, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 13, 2005.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on December 13, 2005, to include pharmacists, pharmacist interns and medical residents undergoing training in a licensed hospital in the list of health care professionals who are immune from liability for treatment given while engaged in disaster relief activity during an official state emergency. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 13, 2005, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed in the House (107 to 0) on December 13, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 22, 2005.

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Introduced by Rep. Roger Kahn on March 17, 2005. Passed in the House (104 to 2) on November 9, 2005. New Comment