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Senate advances malpractice immunity bill for pandemic events after amendment adding 'felony' exception
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced SB 153, which extends limited immunity to health-care providers during declared pandemics, after adding an amendment specifying that immunity does not apply where the provider has engaged in felony criminal conduct. Lawmakers debated scope, licensure and malpractice insurance implications.
The Utah Senate on floor action advanced Senate Bill 153, a measure that provides limited immunity from malpractice liability to health-care providers and facilities acting during declared emergencies such as pandemics, after adopting an amendment narrowing the immunity exceptions.
Senator Howard A. Bell, sponsor, told colleagues the bill “in certain circumstances expands the application of immunity from liability during an emergency to health care facilities” but retains exceptions for gross negligence or conduct that caused the emergency. He described the…
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