Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act provides emergency grants to safeguard essential health care workers.
The Hazard Pay for Health Care Heroes Act amends the Public Health Service Act to provide emergency grants to public or private nonprofit health care facilities and home health agencies. These grants can be used to provide hazardous duty compensation to eligible health care workers during emergencies or disasters. Eligible workers include those whose work cannot be conducted remotely and includes health care providers, medical technologists, and public health workers. Compensation is capped at $13 per hour, with a maximum of $25,000 per year per worker.
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