Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
The STORM Act allows the President to certify private “health care workforce platforms” and enter voluntary agreements to use them during federally declared emergencies. It authorizes the President to coordinate with States to facilitate temporary licensure waivers for out-of-state independent contractor health care workers deployed through certified platforms.
Liability protections: conservatives support, liberals worry about patient recourse
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes new statutory authorities and modifies existing emergency-response law with moderate clarity and a mix of specific and discretionary elements.
The STORM Act allows the President to certify private “health care workforce platforms” and enter voluntary agreements to use them during federally declared emergencies.
It authorizes the President to coordinate with States to facilitate temporary licensure waivers for out-of-state independent contractor health care workers deployed through certified platforms.
The bill requires model procedures, background checks, annual reports to Congress on waivers, and grants limited liability protections while applying the Federal Tort Claims Act treatment for covered federal contracts.
Practical, administrative proposal with modest controversy; key legal, fiscal, and state-sovereignty questions lower certainty of enactment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes new statutory authorities and modifies existing emergency-response law with moderate clarity and a mix of specific and discretionary elements. It defines terms, creates presidential certification and agreement authority, authorizes model licensure-waiver procedures, provides limited liability protections and FTCA coverage, and requires annual reporting.
Liability protections: conservatives support, liberals worry about patient recourse
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liability protections: conservatives support, liberals worry about patient recourse
Likely supportive of improved emergency surge capacity, but wary of outsourcing to private platforms and liability shields.
Concerned about weakening state licensing, limits on patient recourse, and protections for workers and vulnerable patients.
May back the bill only with strengthened accountability, labor protections, privacy safeguards, and clear oversight.
Views the bill as a pragmatic tool to expedite clinical surge capacity during declared emergencies while respecting state roles.
Appreciates the model procedures, vetting, and reporting requirements, but wants clear limits on liability shields and strong state coordination.
Would condition support on robust regulations, transparent metrics, and minimal federal overreach.
Favours leveraging private technology platforms and independent contractors to rapidly respond to emergencies.
Views federal certification and liability protections as enabling private-sector participation and reducing litigation risk.
May express limited concern about federal involvement in state licensure but accepts coordination language; overall likely to support expansion of market-based surge capacity.
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Practical, administrative proposal with modest controversy; key legal, fiscal, and state-sovereignty questions lower certainty of enactment.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liability protections: conservatives support, liberals worry about patient recourse
Practical, administrative proposal with modest controversy; key legal, fiscal, and state-sovereignty questions lower certainty of enactment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill establishes new statutory authorities and modifies existing emergency-response law with moderate clarity and a mix of specific and discretionary elements. It defines…
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