; and (B) do not exceed the scope of license, registration, or certification of a substantially similar health professional in the State in which such act or omission occurs; and (3) the health care services in question were provided in good faith or were withheld for reasons related to the COVID–19 emergency period. (b) Additional covered acts Except as provided under subsection (c), the limitation on liability under subsection (a) shall apply to any act or omission that may be outside the health care professional’s normal area of practice and are within the licensure and accreditation of the related health care entity that is— (1) based on any direction, guidance, recommendation, or other statement made by a Federal, State, or local official to address or in response to the COVID–19 emergency period; (2) based on any guidance published by any Federal, State, or local department or any division or agency of such department in response to the COVID–19 emergency period; or (3) undertaken or omitted due to a lack of resources, including manpower, attributable to the COVID–19 emergency period. (c) Exceptions Subsections (a) and (b) do 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 or related health care entity