SB820 - Increases the maximum amount that may be appropriated to the Governmental Emergency Fund

SB 820

Increases the maximum amount that may be appropriated to the Governmental Emergency Fund

Sponsor:	Koster
LR Number:	4222S.03P	Fiscal Note:	4222-03
Committee:	Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight
Last Action:	4/27/2006 - Referred H Budget Committee	Journal Page:	H1313
Title:	SCS SB 820	Calendar Position:
Effective Date:	August 28, 2006

List of 2006 Senate Bills

Current Bill Summary

SCS/SB 820 - This act increases the maximum amount of money that may be appropriated, transferred or credited to the Governmental Emergency Fund from $150,000 per year to $850,000 per year. The maximum amount shall be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index.

Current law states that any health care professional licensed, registered, or certified in this state may be deployed to provide care in the event of a declared emergency, subject to approval by the state emergency management agency. This act provides that any health care professional licensed, registered, or certified in any state who volunteers may be deployed to provide emergency care. This act also provides that health care professionals deployed by the governor or any state agency shall be immune from civil liability in the delivery of health care necessitated by the emergency, except for willful or wanton acts or omissions.

This act is similar to SCS/SB 889 (2006) and SCS/HB 1118 (2006).

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