SLS 22RS-273 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 220
BY SENATOR JACKSON
LIABILITY. Provides relative to liability of healthcare providers during a state of public
health emergency. (8/1/22)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 29:771(B)(2)(c)(i), relative to public health emergencies; to
3 provide for liability of healthcare providers; and to provide for related matters.
4 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
5 Section 1. R.S. 29:771(B)(2)(c)(i) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
6 follows:
7 ยง771. Miscellaneous
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9 B. * * *
10 (2) * * *
11 (c)(i) During a state of public health emergency, no health care provider shall
12 be civilly liable for causing the death of, or injury to, any person or damage to any
13 property except in the event of gross negligence or willful misconduct which is
14 unrelated to the public health emergency.
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions. SB NO. 220
SLS 22RS-273 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Lebra R. Bias.
DIGEST
SB 220 Original 2022 Regular Session Jackson
Present law provides that during a state of public health emergency, no healthcare provider
shall be civilly liable for causing the death of, or injury to, any person or damage to any
property except in the event of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Proposed law retains present law and further provides that the gross negligence or willful
misconduct be unrelated to the public health emergency.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 29:771(B)(2)(c)(i))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.