HI HB2564

Adds pharmacists to the list of volunteer medical assistance personnel exempt from professional liability while providing volunteer medical assistance services

Adds pharmacists to the list of volunteer emergency medical disaster response personnel exempt from professional liability during emergency response services

Aims to encourage participation of qualified medical professionals by providing liability protections that may otherwise deter them from volunteering

Addresses concern that lack of professional liability protections limits the State's ability to utilize skilled medical personnel as critical public health resources in emergency and non-emergency situations

Committee on Judiciary and Labor received one private individual's testimony in support and recommended passage