STORM Act

The STORM Act would allow the President to certify and enter into voluntary agreements with private health care workforce platforms to deploy credentialed independent contractor health care workers during declared emergencies. It would facilitate state licensure waivers for out-of-state workers responding through these platforms, provide liability protections for workers and platforms acting under federal direction, and require annual reporting to Congress on the use of such waivers and any challenges encountered. The bill aims to expand health care surge capacity during emergencies by leveraging private technology platforms that partner with licensed independent contractors.

AI summary · The lawmakers haven’t published an official summary of this bill yet, so 52 wrote this one from the bill’s text.