1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 . 2. Limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals (a) In general Title II of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 224 the following: 224A. Limitation on liability for volunteer health care professionals (a) Limitation on liability Except as provided in subsection (b), a health care professional shall not be liable under Federal or State law for any harm caused by an act or omission of the professional if— (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer for purposes of responding to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs— (A) during the period of the disaster, as determined under the laws listed in subsection (e)(1); (B) in the health care professional’s capacity as such a volunteer; and (C) in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services. (b) Exceptions Subsection (a) does not apply if— (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed by the health care professional